Biology:Chlumetia borbonica
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Subfamily: | Euteliinae
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| Species: | C.borbonica
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| Chlumetia borbonica Guillermet, 1992[1]
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Chlumetia borbonica is a moth of the family Euteliidae. It is known from Réunion, where it is found in low and medium altitudes and Madagascar .[2]
It has a wingspan of approx. 22 mm.
The larvae feed on Syzgium cumini and Eucalyptus robusta of the family Myrtaceae.
References
- ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2015. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (acc.: 31-dec-2015)
- ↑ Bippus, M., 2020. Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosmopterigidae, Batrachedridae). - Phelsuma 28: 60-100
Wikidata ☰ Q2964203 entry
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