Euclasta gigantalis
| Euclasta gigantalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Euclasta |
| Species: | E. gigantalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Euclasta gigantalis Viette, 1957[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Euclasta gigantalis ssp.whalleyii
Euclasta gigantalis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. The female has a wingspan of 45mm.[2]
Distribution
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
The larvae feed on Camptocarpus mauritianus, Cryptostegia grandiflora, Cryptostegia madagascariensis (Apocynaceae) and Clerodendrum heterophyllum (Lamiaceae).[5]
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ R. E. McFadyen, J. J. Marohasy, 1990. A leaf feeding moth,Euclasta whalleyi (Lep.: Pyralidae) for the biological control of Cryptostegia grandiflora (Asclepiadaceae) in Queensland, Australia. Entomophaga 1990, Volume 35, Issue 3, pp 431-435 (abstract)
- ↑ 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.