Diastema tigris: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Diastema
Species
Scientific Name
Diastema tigris

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Diastema tigris

Diastema tigris, the lantana moth or lantana control moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is endemic to the US states of Florida and Texas, but has been introduced in Zambia, Australia, Micronesia, Fiji, Hawaii, Ghana, St. Helena, Tanzania, Uganda and Mauritius. as biological control of Lantana camara.

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

The larvae feed on Lantana camara.

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Diastema tigris in languages:

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Lantana Moth Species Complex

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