Euclasta varii explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fauna Europaea. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304215810/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442826. dead. March 4, 2016. www.faunaeur.org. en. 2017-07-26.
  2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2017 . Euclasta varii Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973 . Afromoths . November 23, 2017.
  3. Web site: Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums: Euclasta Varii. www.lepiforum.de. 2017-07-26.
  4. https://archive.today/20130203115504/http://www.springerlink.com/content/xt4t3056w8271442/ A leaf feeding moth, Euclasta whalleyi (Lep.: Pyralidae) for the biological control of Cryptostegia grandiflora (Asclepiadaceae) in Queensland, Australia

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