Biology:Hypena laceratalis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Hypena |
| Species: | H. laceratalis
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| Hypena laceratalis Walker, 1859
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Hypena laceratalis, the lantana defoliator, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is native to Africa (where it is known from Kenya, Socotra, Madagascar , Mascarenes) to Yemen, India and Myanmar but was deliberately introduced to Australia (where it now known from northern Queensland to Kempsey in New South Wales) via Hawaii in 1965 to control the weed Lantana camara.
The larvae feed on Lantana camara. They feed on the undersides of leaves, forming clear windows and skeletonising the leaves. Pupation occurs in the soil.
Development from egg to adult takes about 28 days. Adults live for about two weeks.
References
- Distribution: from Papillons de la Réunion: 388. ISBN:978-2-914817-07-3
External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.
- Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (16 August 2019). "Hypena laceratalis Walker, 1859 Lantana Defoliator". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hypn/laceratalis.html.
- Biological control species factsheet
Wikidata ☰ Q7677501 entry
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