Euchromia creusa
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Euchromia |
| Species: | E. creusa
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| Euchromia creusa | |
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Euchromia creusa is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.[1] It is found in Australia (northern Queensland), Ceram, Key Island, New Guinea, the New Hebrides, the Solomon Islands, the Pelew Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu.
The wingspan is about 50 mm (2.0 in). Adults are wasp mimics.
References
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- ^ Savela, Markku. "Euchromia creusa (Linnaeus, 1758)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 August 2019.