Euchloron

Euchloron megaera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Euchloron; Boisduval, 1875
Species:	E. megaera
Binomial name
	Euchloron megaera; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Generic Chlorina Guenée, 1862; ; Specific Sphinx megaera Linnaeus, 1758; Euchloron megaera cadioui Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2010; Deilephila megaera lacordairei Boisduval, 1833; ;

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,^[2] is known from most of Africa^[3] and Yemen. It is a migratory species.

The length of the forewings is 40–50 mm and the wingspan is 96–121 mm. The body and forewings are bright deep green. The forewings have a black and white spot at the base, a dark brown spot near the tornus and one or two at the costa. The hindwings are orange yellow with an irregular brown margin turning greenish near the tornus. There is a black spot at the base and a large, elongated black spot from inner margin to vein five.

The larvae feed on Ampelopsis quinquefolia, Vigna and Cissus species.^[4]

Subspecies[]

Euchloron megaera megaera (very common and widely distributed in most habitats in most of Africa south of the Sahara, and Grand Comore, except high mountains and very arid areas. It is also not found in the western Cape)
Euchloron megaera asiatica Haxaire & Melichar, 2009 (Yemen)
Euchloron megaera lacordairei (Boisduval, 1833) (Madagascar, Mayotte, Mohéli and Anjouan)
Euchloron megaera orhanti Haxaire, 2010 (Réunion)
Euchloron megaera serrai Darge, 1970 (São Tomé^[5])

References[]

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
^ Savela, Markku. "Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
^ Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
^ Haxaire J., 2010,Description de la sous-espèce réunionnaise d'Euchloron megaera - The European Entomologist, Vol.3, No.2

External links[]

Kitching, I. J.; Haxaire, J. & Rougerie, R. (2009). "Euchloron megaera". Archived from the original on November 23, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018. - with images
Photos on the sites «Ianni Butterfly Enterprises»^{[permanent dead link]} (United States) and Philippe Blanchot (France)

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 23, 2018.

[3] Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[4] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2018.

[5] Haxaire J., 2010,Description de la sous-espèce réunionnaise d'Euchloron megaera - The European Entomologist, Vol.3, No.2

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Taxon identifiers
Euchloron	Wikidata: Q1348396 Wikispecies: Euchloron BioLib: 272581 BOLD: 6467 ButMoth: 10687.0 EoL: 52389 GBIF: 1863281 iNaturalist: 207185 IRMNG: 1011317 LepIndex: 56223 NCBI: 522819
Euchloron megaera	Wikidata: Q1757313 Wikispecies: Euchloron megaera BioLib: 649172 BOLD: 18280 EoL: 401573 GBIF: 1863282 iNaturalist: 207184 IRMNG: 10634622 LepIndex: 56225 NCBI: 522820