Euclasta varii

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Euclasta varii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Euclasta
Species:
E. varii
Binomial name
Euclasta varii
Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973
Synonyms
  • Euclasta perisalisVives Moreno, 1980

Euclasta varii is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. The species is found in Spain, [1] Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Yemen. [2]

In southern Europe and in the Maghreb countries, there are two generations per year with adults on wing from May/June to August/October. [3]

The larvae feed on Periploca laevigata . [4]

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References

  1. "Fauna Europaea". www.faunaeur.org. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Euclasta varii Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  3. "Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums: Euclasta Varii". www.lepiforum.de. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  4. A leaf feeding moth, Euclasta whalleyi (Lep.: Pyralidae) for the biological control of Cryptostegia grandiflora (Asclepiadaceae) in Queensland, Australia