Euchromius vinculellus

Euchromius vinculellus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Crambinae
Tribe:	Euchromiini
Genus:	Euchromius
Species:	E. vinculellus
Binomial name
	Euchromius vinculellus; (Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
	Crambus vinculellus Zeller, 1847; Eromene bahrlutella Amsel, 1949; Eromene joiceyella Schmidt, 1934; Ommatopteryx asbenicola Rothschild, 1921; Ommatopteryx corsicalis Hampson, 1919;

Euchromius vinculellus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found from France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece[2] and Morocco east to Saudi Arabia, Oman and Afghanistan. It is also found in Niger and Kenya.[3]

The length of the forewings is 13–21 mm. The groundcolour of the forewings is creamy white, densely suffused with ochreous to dark brown scales. The hindwings are light brown to grey-brown with a darkly bordered termen. Adults are on wing in July (Niger) and January (Kenya).

References

"GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
Fauna Europaea
Revision of the species of the genus Euchromius Guenée, 1845 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Crambinae) occurring in the Afrotropical region

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-20.

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Revision of the species of the genus Euchromius Guenée, 1845 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Crambinae) occurring in the Afrotropical region