Verdant Hawkmoth
Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758
Names
| English | Verdant Hawkmoth |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | — |
| Chinese | — |
| Sranan Tongo | kapelka (general name for the group) |
| Scientific name | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 |
About this species
Euchloron is a monotypic moth genus of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. Its only species, Euchloron megaera, the verdant hawk, is known from most of Africa and Yemen. It is a migratory species.
The length of the forewings is 40–50 mm and the wingspan is 96–121 mm.
The larvae feed on Ampelopsis quinquefolia, Vigna and Cissus species.
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Euchloron megaera is een vlinder uit de familie van de pijlstaarten (Sphingidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd in 1758 gepubliceerd door Carl Linnaeus in de tiende editie van Systema naturae.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Family | Sphingidae |
| Genus | Euchloron |
In Suriname
1Records in Suriname
1971First record
