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Species of moth

Euclasta varii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 perisalis Vives Moreno, 1980

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

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

The larvae feed on Periploca laevigata.

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
Taxon identifiers
Euclasta varii
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