Biology:Druentica inscita
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Short description: Moth species in family Mimallonidae
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| Genus: | Druentica
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| Species: | D. inscita
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| Druentica inscita (Schaus, 1890)
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Druentia inscita (Schaus, 1890) | |
Druentica inscita is a moth of the family Mimallonidae. It is native to Mexico,[1] and was thought to have been introduced to Hawaii for biological control of Clidemia hirta. However, recent research has suggested that the species introduced to Hawaii was misidentified, and is now known to be Druentica coralie (Herbin, 2016).[2]
The larvae cut and fold the leaves of Clidemia hirta and Miconia acinodendrum to form a feeding shelter. They are green with brown stripes and are about 50 mm long.
References
- ↑ St Laurent, Ryan A.; Kawahara, Akito Y. (2019-01-10). "Reclassification of the Sack-bearer Moths (Lepidoptera, Mimallonoidea, Mimallonidae)". ZooKeys (815): 1–114. doi:10.3897/zookeys.815.27335. ISSN 1313-2970. PMID 30670925. PMC 6336762. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/27335/.
- ↑ St Laurent, Ryan; Cock, Matthew (2017). "Annotated list of Mimallonidae (Lepidoptera, Mimallonoidea) from Trinidad and Tobago, with the description of a new species of Cicinnus Blanchard, 1852 and taxonomic notes". Zootaxa 4268 (1): 053–070. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4268.1.3. PMID 28610382. https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4268.1.3.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5308798 entry
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