Euclasta varii | |
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Scientific 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 | |
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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
- "Fauna Europaea". www.faunaeur.org. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Euclasta varii Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- "Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums: Euclasta Varii". www.lepiforum.de. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- A leaf feeding moth, Euclasta whalleyi (Lep.: Pyralidae) for the biological control of Cryptostegia grandiflora (Asclepiadaceae) in Queensland, Australia
Taxon identifiers | |
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Euclasta varii |
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- Moths described in 1973
- Pyraustinae
- Lepidoptera of West Africa
- Moths of Africa
- Lepidoptera of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Moths of the Arabian Peninsula
- Lepidoptera of Mozambique
- Lepidoptera of Angola
- Lepidoptera of Malawi
- Lepidoptera of Tanzania
- Lepidoptera of Zambia
- Lepidoptera of Zimbabwe
- Lepidoptera of South Africa
- Insects of North Africa
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