Deborrea humberti

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Deborrea humberti
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Deborrea
Species:
D. humberti
Binomial name
Deborrea humberti
Bourgogne, 1984 [1]

Deborrea humberti is a species of bagworm moth native to Madagascar. [2]

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Biology

The length of the bag 35–45 mm for the male and 45–60 mm for the female. The length of the female adult is 25–35 mm with a wingspan of 37–45 mm. [3]

Known foodplants are: Leguminosae (probably Albizzia sp.) and Casuarinaceae ( Casuarina equisetifolia ).

This species occurs in forest biotopes, from Port Berge to Antsiranana, Betroka to Betioky. Its flight periods are June–August and October.

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References

  1. ↑ "Moths FrontOffice". www.afromoths.net.
  2. ↑ Scalercio, S. 2006. Through species and ethnospecies: edible Psychidae in Equatorial Africa (Lepidoptera Tineoidea). - Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana 138(2):137–147.
  3. ↑ "Scalercia & Malaisse, 2009, Between species and ethnospecies: edible Psychidae in Tropical Africa. Entomology faunistique 2010 (2009) 62 (1), 17-24". Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-03-07.