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Euchromia magna

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Euchromia magna
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E. magna
Binomial name
Euchromia magna
(Swinhoe, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Syntomis magna Swinhoe, 1891

Euchromia magna is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Swinhoe in 1891. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1]

Hind wings with vein 3 and 4 stalked. Body blue-black in color. Antennae with white distal part. Abdomen with two yellow bands. Fore wing with a small sub-basal, two large medial, one sub-apical and two sub-marginal hyaline spots. Hind wings with a large basal hyaline patch crossed by the sub-costal and median veins and a sub-marginal spot crossed by veins 4 and 6.[2]

References

  1. ^ Euchromia at funet
  2. ^ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-i". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.