Streblote diluta

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Streblote diluta
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S. diluta
Binomial name
Streblote diluta
(Aurivillius, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Taragama dilutaAurivillius, 1905
  • Streblote dysimataTams, 1931

Streblote diluta is a species of moth in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1905. [1]

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Distribution

This species is known from Nigeria and Sudan or Chad [2]

The larvae feed on Balanites aegyptiaca (Balanitaceae).

Types

Taragama diluta and Streblote dysimata are the con-specific of the Streblota diluta, all found in the arid zones of Sudan. Only females of the species had been described; male of these species are still unknown. It is assumed that appearance of the males would be different according to pattern, color and size.

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References

  1. Vadim V. Zolotuhin, Alexander V. Gurkovich (2009): Synonymic notes on African Lasiocampidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera).
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Streblote diluta (Aurivillius, 1905)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 16, 2018.