Euchromius ocellea

Euchromius ocellea, the necklace veneer, is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. It is a widespread species, found in tropical and subtropical regions, but migrates to Europe.

Euchromius ocellea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Euchromius
Species:
E. ocellea
Binomial name
Euchromius ocellea
(Haworth, 1811)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euchromius ocelleus (Haworth, 1811)
  • Palparia ocelleus Haworth, 1811
  • Crambus cyrilli Costa, 1829
  • Phycis funiculella Treitschke, 1832
  • Eromene texana Robinson, 1870
  • Eromene gigantea Turati, 1924
  • Pseudoancylolomia qadrii Ahmad, Zaidi & Kamaluddin, 1982

The wingspan is 16–27 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is creamy white, densely suffused with ochreous to dark brown scales. The posterior area sometimes has a yellowish spot. The hindwings are creamy white to grey brown. In southern Africa, adults are on wing from October to April. In eastern Africa there seem to be two flight periods with adults on wing from November to February and again from June to July. In western Africa the flight period ranges from November to March.[2]

The larvae feed on maize (Zea mays) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor).

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
  2. Revision of the species of the genus Euchromius Guenée, 1845 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Crambinae) occurring in the Afrotropical region
Euchromius ocellea, belted grass-veneer


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