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Chlumetia borbonica

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Species of moth

Chlumetia borbonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Euteliidae
Genus: Chlumetia
Species: C. borbonica
Binomial name
Chlumetia borbonica
Guillermet, 1992

Chlumetia borbonica is a moth of the family Euteliidae. It is known from Réunion, where it is found in low and medium altitudes and Madagascar.

It has a wingspan of approx. 22 mm.

The larvae feed on Syzgium cumini and Eucalyptus robusta of the family Myrtaceae.

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2015. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (acc.: 31-dec-2015)
  2. Bippus, M., 2020. Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosmopterigidae, Batrachedridae). - Phelsuma 28: 60-100
Taxon identifiers
Chlumetia borbonica


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