Tiger Moth

Euchromia horsfieldi

Description

Euchromia horsfieldi is black and has two pale yellow rings with two blue band in between the ring and in the distal area. The wing is black and triangular in shape with yellow rounded windows motif. The basal area of hindwing is transparent and partly white. It also has a pair of black antenna.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

Wingspan is about 42-44 mm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

He

Herbivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Lepidoptera

FAMILY

:

Arctiidae

GENUS

:

Euchromia

SPECIES

:

Euchromia horsfieldi

Distribution

Euchromia horsfieldi could be found in open habitat in lowland.

Geography

Continent : Asia and Australia

Country : Indonesia, Australia

Habits and Lifestyle

When resting, the wings always look unfold. It flies slowly and perch on a bush that is not too tall.

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

The larvae eats the leaves of host, while the adult eats flowers nectar.

Diet : Herbivore (Larvae), Nectivore (Adults)

Mating Habits

Male and female mating by joining the end of the abdomen back to back. The female then release the eggs on the underside of the leaves of the host tree.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Euchromia horsfieldi. Wikipedia article
  2. Euchromia horsfieldi Moths of Borneo article