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Euclasta gigantalis
Euclasta gigantalis whalleyii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Euclasta
Species: E. gigantalis
Binomial name
Euclasta gigantalis
Viette, 1957
Synonyms
  • Euclasta whalleyi Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973

Euclasta gigantalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. The female has a wingspan of 45mm.

Distribution

It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, La Réunion and Madagascar.

In 1988 this moth was also released in Australia for biological control of Cryptostegia grandiflora.

Biology

The larvae feed on Camptocarpus mauritianus, Cryptostegia grandiflora, Cryptostegia madagascariensis (Apocynaceae) and Clerodendrum heterophyllum (Lamiaceae).

References

  1. Viette, P. 1957b. Un Eclasta nouveau d'Afrique orientale (Lep. Pyraustidae). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 62:36–37
  2. Amsel, H. G. 1963. Kleinschmetterlinge aus Äthiopien. - Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde 121:1–12.
  3. afromoths
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Euclasta gigantalis


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