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Euchromia Hübner, [1819]
Euchromia Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (8): 121, TS: Spinx sperchius Cramer
Phalanna Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 218, TS: Sphinx polymena Linnaeus
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 293
Hira Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 220, TS: Sphinx sperchius Cramer
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 293
Euchromia ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 293
Euchromia (Euchromiini) ;

Euchromia madagascariensis (Boisduval, 1833)
Madagascar. See [About maps] Glaucopis madagascariensis Boisduval, 1833; Faun. ent. Madagascar, Lépid. : 83, pl. 11, f. 4, TL: Madagascar
Euchromia madagascariensis ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 294

Euchromia amoena (Möschler, 1872)
Kenya, Natal, Zululand. See [About maps] Phalanna amoena Möschler, 1872; Stettin Ent. Ztg 33 (7-9) : 350
Euchromia africana Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62) : 364, TL: Natal
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 295
Euchromia amoena ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 295, pl. 11, f. 2

Euchromia formosa (Guérin-Méneville, [1829])
Kenya, Madagascar, Natal, Cape. See [About maps] Glaucopis formosa Guérin-Méneville, [1829]; Icon. Règne anim. Cuvier 3 (Insectes) : 501, : pl. 84bis, f. 10
Glaucopis folletii Gray, 1833; in Griffith, Cuvier's Anim. Kingdom 15: pl. 120, f. 10
Euchromis formosa ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 295

Euchromia lethe (Fabricius, 1775)
Sierra Leone, Niger, Congo, Angola. See [About maps] Zygaena lethe Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 553
Sphinx eumolphus Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): pl. 197, f. D
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 296
Euchromia fulvida Butler, 1888; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1888 (1) : 112, pl. 4, f. 15, TL: Congo
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 296
Euchromia lethe ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 296

Euchromia guineensis (Fabricius, 1775)
W.Africa - Angola. See [About maps] Zygaeena guineensis Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 551
= Euchromia sperchia ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 296
Sphinx sperchius Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 79, 150, pl. 146, f. C, TL: Sierra Leone
Euchromia interstans Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 221, TL: Ashanti
= Euchromia sperchia ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 296
Euchromia leonis Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62) : 363, TL: Sierra Leone
= Euchromia sperchia ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 296
Euchromia bellula Mabille, 1890; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 10 : 36
= Euchromia sperchia ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 296
Sphinx sperchia ; (spell.?)
Euchromia sperchia ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 296
?E. g. splendens Butler, 1888
Cameroon guineensis splendens Butler, 1888; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1888 (1) : 113, pl. 4, f. 4, TL: Cameroons
Euchromia sperchia splendens ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 297

Euchromia horsfieldi (Moore, 1859)
Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Lesser Sundas, Chrismas I.. See [About maps] Phalanna horsfieldi Moore, 1859; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1859 : 200, pl. 60, f. 13
Phalanna horsfieldi ; Moore, 1859, in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. East India House 2 : 328, pl. 14, f. 9, 9a
Euchromia horsfieldi ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 297; Seitz, 1912-1913, Gross-Schmett. Erde., 10: 86; [MOB6, 39]

Larva on Dioscorea [MOB6, Horsfield & Moore, 1858-1859]


Euchromia polymena (Linnaeus, 1758)
India, SE.Asia, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines. See [About maps] Sphinx polymena Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 494
Euchromia elegantissima Wallengren, 1861; Svenska fregatten Eugenies Resa : 360
Euchromia orientalis Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62) : 364
Euchromia fraterna Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62) : 364, TL: Burma, Moulmein
= Euchromia polymena orientalis ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 298
Euchromia laura Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62) : 364
= Euchromia polymena orientalis ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 298
Euchromia formosana Butler, 1888; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1888 (1) : 114, pl. 4, f. 7, TL: Formosa
= Euchromia polymena orientalis ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 298
Euchromia celebensis Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62) : 364, TL: Celebes
Euchromia siamensis Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62) : 365, TL: Siam
= Euchromia polymena orientalis ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 298
Glaucopis polymena var. butleri Röber, 1887; Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (4) : 202
= Euchromia polymena celebensis ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 298
Euchromia diffusihelvola Schultze, 1908
Euchromia hainana Seitz, 1913
Euchromia egestosa Seitz, 1913
Euchromia polymena, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Euchromia polymena celebensis ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 298
Euchromia polymena orientalis ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 298
Euchromia polymena ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 297, f. 137
Euchromia elegantissima ; [MOB6, 38]

Larva on Ipomoea [MOB6]


Euchromia mathewi Butler, 1888
Solomon Is.. See [About maps] Euchromia mathewi Butler, 1888; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1888 (1) : 111, pl. 4, f. 3, TL: Solomon Islands
Euchromia mathewi ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 299

Euchromia oenone Butler, 1876
Solomon Is.. See [About maps] Euchromia oenone Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62) : 365, TL: Solomons
Euchromia oenone ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 299

Euchromia gemmata Butler, 1887
Solomon Is.. See [About maps] Euchromia gemmata Butler, 1887; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 19 (111) : 216, TL: Solomon Islands, Alu
Euchromia gemmata ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 299, pl. 9, f. 17

Euchromia rubricollis (Walker, [1865])
New Hebrides, Solomon Is.. See [About maps] Hira rubricollis Walker, [1865]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 99
Euchromia rubricollis ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 300, pl. 11, f. 3

Euchromia cincta (Montrouzier, 1864)
New Caledonia Glaucopis cincta Montrouzier, 1864; Annls Soc. linn. Lyon (2) 11: 252, TL: New Caledonia
Euchromia cincta ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 300

Euchromia aemulina Butler, 1877
New Guinea. See [About maps] Euchromia aemulina Butler, 1877; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 473
= ?Euchromia irius ;
Euchromia minuta Rothschild, 1916
Euchromia aemulina ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 300, pl. 11, f. 18

Euchromia isis (Boisduval, 1832)
Duke of York I. Glaucopis isis Boisduval, 1832; in d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe (Faune ent. Pacif.) 1 : 193, TL: Duke of York I.
rubrilinea Hulstaert, 1924²
Euchromia isis ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 301, pl. 11, f. 4

Euchromia lurlina Butler, 1888
Thursday I. Euchromia lurlina Butler, 1888; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1888 (1) : 110, TL: Thursday I.
= Euchromia isis ;
Euchromia intensa Rothschild, 1916
Euchromia lurlina ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 301, pl. 11, f. 19

Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889
New Guinea. See [About maps] Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1889 : 457, TL: New Guinea
Euchromia cyanitis ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 301, pl. 11, f. 5

Euchromia bourica (Boisduval, 1832)
Amboina, Ceram, Buru Glaucopis bourica Boisduval, 1832; in d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe (Faune ent. Pacif.) 1 : 194
Hira coelipennis Walker, [1865]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 99, TL: Amboina
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 302
Glaucopis pagenstecheri Röber, 1887; Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (4) : 201, pl. 7 , f. 10
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 302
Euchromia bourica ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 302, pl. 11, f. 21

Euchromia amboinica Hampson, 1898
Amboina Euchromia amboinica Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 302, pl. 11, f. 6, TL: Amboina

Euchromia dubia (Röber, 1887)
Ceram Glaucopis dubia Röber, 1887; Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (4) : 201, pl. 7, f. 12, TL: Ceram
ekeikei Bethune-Baker, 1908²
Euchromia dubia ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 302, pl. 11, f. 20
E. d. fulgens Lathy, 1899

Euchromia walkeri Hampson, 1898
Ternate Euchromia walkeri Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 303, pl. 11, f. 7, TL: Ternate

Euchromia irius (Boisduval, 1832)
Moluccas, Aru, New Guinea. See [About maps] Glaucopis irius Boisduval, 1832; in d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe (Faune ent. Pacif.) 1 : 192, pl. 5, f. 8
Glaucopis boisduvalii Montrouzier, 1856; Annls Sci. Phys. Lyon (2) 8: 409
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 303
Hira aruica Walker, [1865]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 98, TL: Aru
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 303
Euchromia iria[sic] ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 303
?Euchromia irius ;

Euchromia paula (Röber, 1887)
E.Celebes. See [About maps] Glaucopis paula Röber, 1887; Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (4) : 202, pl. 7, f. 11, TL: E.Celebes, Tombugu
Euchromia paula ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 303, pl. 17, f. 8

Euchromia creusa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Australia (Queensland), Ceram, Key I., New Guinea, New Hebrides, Solomons, Pelew Is.. See [About maps] Sphinx creusa Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 494
Sphinx thelebas Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): pl. 150, f. D
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 304
Sphinx irus Stoll, [1781]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (29-31): pl. 368, f. A
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 304
Glaucopsis ganymede Doubleday, 1846; in Stokes, Discoveries Australia 1: 519, pl. 3, f. 3
= ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 304
Euchromia superposita Rothschild, 1916
Euchromia creusa, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Euchromia creusa ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 304

Euchromia auranticincta Hampson, 1898
New Guinea. See [About maps] Euchromia auranticincta Hampson, 1898; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 304, pl. 11, f. 22, TL: New Guinea

Euchromia magna (Swinhoe, 1891)
N.Canara, Ceylon. See [About maps] Syntomis magna Swinhoe, 1891; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1891 (1) : 133, pl. 8, f. 1, TL: N. Canara
Euchromia magna ; Hampson, 1898, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : 305


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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BHL]
The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[Don Herbison-Evans]
and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans
[HBN]
Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[LAMAS-NEO]
Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[MOB6]
Holloway, J. D., 1988; The Moths of Borneo, Part 6; Family Arctiidae, Subfamilies Syntomiinae, Euchromiinae, Arctiinae; Aganainae (to Noctuidae)
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This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.


Some related literature:
Boisduval, 1832
Voyage de découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandément de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Faune entomologique de l'Océan Pacifique, avec l'illustration des insectes nouveaux recueillis pendant le voyage. Lépidoptères in d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe (Faune ent. Pacif.) 1 : 1-267, pl. 1-5
Boisduval, 1833
Faune Entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptéres Faun. ent. Madagascar, Lépid. : 1-122, pl. 1-16, : (Repaged offprint from Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris 2 (2) : 149-270)
Butler, 1876
Notes on the Lepidoptera of the family Zygaenidae, with descriptions of new genera and species J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62) : 342-407, pl. 27-28
Butler, 1877
On a collection of Lepidoptera from Cape York and the south-east coast of New Guinea Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3) : 466-475
Butler, 1887
Descriptions of new species of Bombycid Lepidoptera from the Solomon Islands Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 19 (111) : 214-225
Butler, 1888
Notes on the species of the lepidopterous genus Euchromia, with descriptions of new species in the collection of the British Museum Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1888 (1) : 109-115, pl. 4
Cramer, [1777]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 1-152, pl. 97-192 (1777)
Cramer, [1779]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 1-104, pl. 193-252 (1779), (22): 105-128, pl. 253-264 ([1780]), (23-24): 129-176, pl. 265-288 (1780)
Fabricius, 1775
Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Syst. Ent.: 832pp
Guérin-Méneville, [1829]
Iconographie du Règne Animal de G. Cuvier. Insectes. Icon. Règne anim. Cuvier 3 (Insectes) : pl. 3-12 (1829), : pl. 13-14,21-24 (1830), : pl. 25-30,42-46,52-55,60,62,76,24-25,25bis,28bis (1831), : pl. 77-92,99,84bis (1832), : pl. 31,36-39,47-49,59,101,39bis (1833), : pl. 32-35,50,61,64-66,49bis (1834), : pl. 15-20,40,51,56-58,67-75,93-98 (1835), : pl. 100,102-104 (1836), : pl. 1-2,41,63 (1837), : 1-576 (1844)
Hampson, 1898
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. 1: Syntomidae Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 1 : i-xxi, 1-559, pl. 1-17
Hübner, [1819]
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
Linnaeus, 1758
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824
Mabille, 1890
Voyage de M. Ch. Allaud dans le territoire d'Assinie (Afrique occidentale) en juillet et aout 1886. Lépidoptéres avec des notes sur quelques autres espéces d'Afrique Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 10 : 17-51, 2pls
Meyrick, 1889
On some Lepidoptera from New Guinea Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1889 : 455-522
Montrouzier, 1856
Faune de l'lle de Woodlark ou Moiou Annls Sci. Phys. Lyon (2) 8: 393-412
Moore, 1859
A Catalogue of the lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of natural History at East-India House in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. East India House 2: : 279-440, pl. 13-23,7a,8a,9a,10a,11a,12a,13a
Moore, 1859
Descriptions of some Asiatic Lepidopterous Insects belonging to the Tribe Bombyces Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1859 : 197-201, pl. 60
Möschler, 1872
Neue exotische Schmetterlinge Stettin Ent. Ztg 33 (7-9) : 336-362
Röber, 1887
Neue Schmetterlinge aus Indien Corr.-Bl. Ent. Ver. Iris 1 (4) : 185-202, pl. 7-9
Seitz, 1912-1913
Family Syntomidae Gross-Schmett. Erde., 10: 61-89
Stoll, [1781]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (26b-28): 29-90, pl. 305-336 (1780), (29-31): 91-164, pl. 337-372 (1781), (32-32): 165-252, 1-29, pl. 373-400 (1782)
Swinhoe, 1891
New species of moths from southern India Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1891 (1) : 133-154, pl. 8
Walker, 1854
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854), 2: 279-581 (1854), 3: 582-775 (1855), 4: 776-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)
Walker, [1865]
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 1-322 ([1865]), 32: 323-706 (1865), 33: 707-1120 (1865), 34: 1121-1534 ([1866]), 35: 1535-2040 (1866)
Wallengren, 1861
Lepidoptera i Svenska fregatten Eugenies resa omkring jorden. Zoologi Svenska fregatten Eugenies Resa : 351-390, pl. 6-7


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