Biology:Eublemma scitulum

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Short description: Species of moth

Eublemma scitulum
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Eublemma
Species:
E. scitulum
Binomial name
Eublemma scitulum
(Rambur, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Thalpochares scitula (Rambur, 1833)
  • Coccidiphaga scitula Rambur, 1833
  • Eublemma scitula (Rambur, 1833)
  • Erastria scitula Rambur, 1833
  • Nola exasperata Lederer, 1855
  • Agrophila gibbosa Snellen, 1872
  • Erastria futilis Swinhoe, 1884
  • Eulocastria cretacea Hampson, 1893

Eublemma scitulum, the grey eublemma, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Rambur in 1833. It is widespread in Africa and Asia.[1]

Distribution

Algeria, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,[2] New Guinea, Australia and France,

Biology

The caterpillar is bright pink to reddish. Its prolegs are modified to a pair of large suckers for adhering to the substrate. Body is covered with a light silken web, which serves as a shield. Pupation occurs within this shield.[3]

Caterpillars of the genus Eublemma are pests on several scale insects. The E. scitula caterpillar is a pest on Kerria, Anomalococcus, Lecanium, Ceroplastes, Pulvinaria species, Drepanococcus cajani, Saissetia coffeae, Saissetia oleae, Ceraplastes rusci, Didesmococcus unifasciatus, Cerococcus indicus and Coccidohystrix insolita.[3][4]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q55611117 entry