Salbia haemorrhoidalis
Appearance
Salbia haemorrhoidalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Salbia |
Species: | S. haemorrhoidalis
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Binomial name | |
Salbia haemorrhoidalis Guenée, 1854
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Salbia haemorrhoidalis, the lantana leaftier, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is native to South America, Central America, the Antilles and the southern United States, but has been introduced in Hawaii in 1956, Queensland in 1958 and Réunion, Mauritius[1] to control Lantana. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Lantana species.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Carr, John F. (December 8, 2016). "Species Salbia haemorrhoidalis - Lantana Leaftier - Hodges#5287". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- "801384.00 – 5287 – Salbia haemorrhoidalis – Lantana Leaftier Moth – Guenée, 1854". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- Moths of Jamaica