Euchloron

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.

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)[1]
Synonyms
Generic Chlorina Guenée, 1862 Specific Sphinx megaera Linnaeus, 1758 Euchloron megaera cadioui Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2010 Deilephila megaera lacordairei Boisduval, 1833

The length of the forewings is 40–50 mm and the wingspan is 96–121 mm.

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])