Euclasta gigantalis
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| Euclasta gigantalis whalleyii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Euclasta |
| Species: | E. gigantalis
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| Euclasta gigantalis | |
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Euclasta gigantalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. The female has a wingspan of 45mm.[2]
Distribution
[edit]It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, La Réunion and Madagascar.[3]
In 1988 this moth was also released in Australia for biological control of Cryptostegia grandiflora.[4]
Biology
[edit]The larvae feed on Camptocarpus mauritianus, Cryptostegia grandiflora, Cryptostegia madagascariensis (Apocynaceae) and Clerodendrum heterophyllum (Lamiaceae).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Viette, P. 1957b. Un Eclasta nouveau d'Afrique orientale (Lep. Pyraustidae). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 62:36–37
- ^ Amsel, H. G. 1963. Kleinschmetterlinge aus Äthiopien. - Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde 121:1–12.
- ^ afromoths
- ^ McFadyen, R. E.; Marohasy, J. J. (1990). "A leaf feeding moth,Euclasta whalleyi [Lep.: Pyralidae] for the biological control ofCryptostegia grandiflora [Asclepiadaceae] in Queensland, Australia". Entomophaga. 35 (3): 431–435. doi:10.1007/BF02375267.
- ^ Guillermet, 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. - — :1–552, pls. 1–11.
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