Biology:Euclasta varii

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Short description: Species of moth

Euclasta varii
Scientific classification edit
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 ,[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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5406054 entry