Euclasta_whalleyi

<i>Euclasta gigantalis</i>

Euclasta gigantalis

Species of moth

Euclasta gigantalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. The female has a wingspan of 45mm.[2]

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Euclasta gigantalis ssp.whalleyii

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

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


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