Euclasta varii
Appearance
Euclasta varii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Euclasta |
Species: | E. varii
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Binomial name | |
Euclasta varii Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973
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Euclasta varii is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. The species is found in Spain,[1] Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Yemen.[2]
In southern Europe and in the Maghreb countries, there are two generations per year with adults on wing from May/June to August/October.[3]
The larvae feed on Periploca laevigata.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fauna Europaea". www.faunaeur.org. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Euclasta varii Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ "Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums: Euclasta Varii". www.lepiforum.de. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ A leaf feeding moth, Euclasta whalleyi (Lep.: Pyralidae) for the biological control of Cryptostegia grandiflora (Asclepiadaceae) in Queensland, Australia
Categories:
- Moths described in 1973
- Pyraustinae
- Lepidoptera of West Africa
- Moths of Africa
- Lepidoptera of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Moths of the Arabian Peninsula
- Lepidoptera of Mozambique
- Lepidoptera of Angola
- Lepidoptera of Malawi
- Lepidoptera of Tanzania
- Lepidoptera of Zambia
- Lepidoptera of Zimbabwe
- Lepidoptera of South Africa
- Insects of North Africa
- Pyraustinae stubs