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Euchromius zephyrus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Euchromius

Euchromius zephyrus is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Senegal, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria.

The length of the forewings is 16–18 mm. The groundcolour of the forewings is creamy white, densely suffused with ochreous to dark brown scales. The hindwings are grey-brown, with a darkly bordered termen. Adults are on wing from September to the end of November, with a peak in the first two weeks of November.

References

Euchromius zephyrus Wikipedia