Eublemma scitula
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Eublemma |
| Species: | E. scitula
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| Binomial name | |
| Eublemma scitula (Rambur, 1833)
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Eublemma scitula, the grey eublemma, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1833.[1][2][3] It is widespread in Africa and Asia and also occurs in southern Europe.[3]
Distribution
Algeria, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,[4] New Guinea, Australia and France.
Biology
The caterpillar is bright pink to reddish. Its prolegs are modified to a pair of large suckers for adhering to the substrate. Body is covered with a light silken web, which serves as a shield. Pupation occurs within this shield.[5]
Caterpillars of the genus Eublemma are pests on several scale insects. The E. scitula caterpillar is a pest on Kerria, Anomalococcus, Lecanium, Ceroplastes, Pulvinaria species, Drepanococcus cajani, Saissetia coffeae, Saissetia oleae, Ceraplastes rusci, Didesmococcus unifasciatus, Cerococcus indicus and Coccidohystrix insolita.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Eublemma scitula (Rambur, 1833)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.097. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Eublemma scitula (Rambur, 1833)". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Eublemma Hübner, [1821]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ a b "Coccidiphaga scitula". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Grey Eublemma". African Moths. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
External links
- Action predatrice d' eublemma scitula [Lepidoptera Noctuidae, Erastriinae] dans le Sud de la France
- Biology of Eublemma scitula Ramb. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), a predator of brown scale, Saissetia coffeae Wlk. (Homoptera: Coccidae) infesting pointed gourd, Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.
- Predation of Eublemma scitula (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Erastriinae) in the South of France [on Saissetia oleae, Ceraplastes rusci, Didesmococcus unifasciatus]
- Predatory and Parasitic Lepidoptera: Carnivores Living On Plants