African Moths Gambia


     

Euchromia folletii (Guérin-Méniville, 1832)

Splendrous Hornet.

SYNONYMS
Glaucopis formosa, Glaucopis folletii, Euchromia formosa, Euchromia wasinica,

 

SPECIES IN GENUS :- 8
amoena, folletii, guineensis, hampsoni, jacksoni, lethe, madagascariensis, schoutedeni,

 

DISTRIBUTION
Comoros, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe,

 

LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Ipomoea batalis, Musa paradisiaca, Stictocardia tiliifolia,

Euchromia folletii
Upperside (SL)
 
Upperside (SL)
 
Upperside (SL)
Euchromia folletii   Euchromia folletii   Euchromia folletii
Photo © R. Goff
 
Photo © R. Goff
 
Photo © R. Goff
Upperside (ZA)
 

Upperside (ZA)

 
Upperside (GH)
Euchromia folletii   Euchromia folletii   Euchromia folletii
Photo © Oxford University Museum © R. Goff
 
Photo © Oxford University Museum © R. Goff
 
Photo © University Museum Oslo. © W & J De Prins
folletii/lethe
 
Underside (SL)
  Larva (GM)
Euchromia folletii
 
Euchromia folletii
 
Euchromia folletii
Photo © R. Goff
 
Photo © R. Goff
 
Photo © R. Goff
Cocoon (GM)
 
Pair (TG)
 
Distribution Map
Euchromia folletii   Euchromia folletii   Map
Photo © R. Goff
 
Photo © J. Bowen