Chlumetia borbonica
Species of moth
| Chlumetia borbonica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Euteliidae |
| Subfamily: | Euteliinae |
| Genus: | Chlumetia |
| Species: | C.borbonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlumetia borbonica Guillermet, 1992[1] | |
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
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