Euchromius cambridgei

Euchromius cambridgei is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1867.[1] It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Ukraine, the Canary Islands,[2] Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.[3]

Euchromius cambridgei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Euchromiini
Genus: Euchromius
Species:
E. cambridgei
Binomial name
Euchromius cambridgei
(Zeller, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Eromene cambridgei Zeller, 1867
  • Argyria prototypa Meyrick, 1935
  • Eromene cambridgii Zeller, 1867
  • Eromene luciella Chrétien, 1907
  • Ommatopteryx congruentella Amsel, 1958
  • Ommatopteryx ilkui Gozmány, 1959
  • Ommatopteryx szijjartoi Gozmány, 1959

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are dusty grey, sprinkled with brown scales and an ochreous-yellow transverse streak, internally edged with white. The hindwings are yellowish grey with a darker apex.[4]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
  2. "Euchromius cambridgei (Zeller, 1867)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Euchromius Guenée, 1845". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  4. "06218 Euchromius cambridgei (Zeller, 1867)". Lepiforum e.V. Retrieved December 14, 2017.


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