Eublemma scitula

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Eublemma scitula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Eublemma
Species:
E. scitula
Binomial name
Eublemma scitula
(Rambur, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Erastria scitulaRambur, 1833
  • Thalpochares scitula(Rambur, 1833)
  • Coccidiphaga scitula(Rambur, 1833)
  • Nola exasperataLederer, 1855
  • Agrophila gibbosaSnellen, 1872
  • Erastria futilisSwinhoe, 1884
  • Eulocastria cretaceaHampson, 1893

Eublemma scitula, the grey eublemma, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1833. [1] [2] [3] It is widespread in Africa and Asia and also occurs in southern Europe. [3]

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Distribution

Algeria, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, [4] New Guinea, Australia and France.

Biology

The caterpillar is bright pink to reddish. Its prolegs are modified to a pair of large suckers for adhering to the substrate. Body is covered with a light silken web, which serves as a shield. Pupation occurs within this shield. [5]

Caterpillars of the genus Eublemma are pests on several scale insects. The E. scitula caterpillar is a pest on Kerria , Anomalococcus , Lecanium , Ceroplastes , Pulvinaria species, Drepanococcus cajani , Saissetia coffeae , Saissetia oleae , Ceraplastes rusci , Didesmococcus unifasciatus , Cerococcus indicus and Coccidohystrix insolita . [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Eublemma scitula (Rambur, 1833)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.097. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Eublemma scitula (Rambur, 1833)". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Eublemma Hübner, [1821]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  5. 1 2 "Coccidiphaga scitula". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Grey Eublemma". African Moths. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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