Biology:Euclasta varii
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Short description: Species of moth
| Euclasta varii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Euclasta |
| Species: | E. varii
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| Binomial name | |
| Euclasta varii Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973
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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
- ↑ "Fauna Europaea" (in en). http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442826.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Euclasta varii Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/EUCLVARI. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums: Euclasta Varii". http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Euclasta_Varii.
- ↑ A leaf feeding moth, Euclasta whalleyi (Lep.: Pyralidae) for the biological control of Cryptostegia grandiflora (Asclepiadaceae) in Queensland, Australia
Wikidata ☰ Q5406054 entry
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