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Euclasta gigantalis

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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[1]
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.[2]

Distribution

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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

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The larvae feed on Camptocarpus mauritianus, Cryptostegia grandiflora, Cryptostegia madagascariensis (Apocynaceae) and Clerodendrum heterophyllum (Lamiaceae).[5]

References

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  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.