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Euchromius matador

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Euchromius

Euchromius matador is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in eastern Zaire and western Tanzania. The habitat consists of moist woodland, savanna areas and montane areas (up to 1,500 meters).

The length of the forewings is 20–24 mm. The groundcolour of the forewings is creamy white, densely suffused with ochreous to dark brown scales. The hindwings are creamy white to light grey with a darkly bordered termen. Adults are on wing from March to June and again from November to December in two generations per year.

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Euchromius matador Wikipedia