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Euchromia irius

Photo by Scott Frazier
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Field Notes

Description:

Probably the most common Euchromia species from New Guinea. It is found from sea level up to high altitudes in all kinds of habitats. DISTRIBUTION: Aru, New Guinea, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Islands, Queensland (Australia).

Habitat:

This spotting observed in a large semi-urban yard & garden on the border of a disturbed patch of remnant forest, in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea..

Notes:

I have observed this species only once (this spotting) in this location. For a spectacular spotting of another species of Euchromia from almost the exact same location look here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6940021

Reference Links:

Euchromia - Overview, Papua Insects Foundation (Lepidoptera/Arctiidae/Euchromia irius)

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Comments (19)
SaurabhNitishMinz
i think this share some similarity http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7903570
Scott Frazier
Here's another one http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7910164
Carol Snow Milne
Love this one a lot! It seems the only insects left for me here this late in the season are moths and wasps. HA! I probably will never get to Indonesia, so it is nice for you to bring Indonesia to me here in the states. Thank you! Great photos as usual.

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Biota of S. Frazier's Yard at Sentani, Papua, Indonesia

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PublishedNovember 28, 2011

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