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Streblote diluta

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Species of moth

Streblote diluta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Streblote
Species: S. diluta
Binomial name
Streblote diluta
(Aurivillius, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Taragama diluta Aurivillius, 1905
  • Streblote dysimata Tams, 1931

Streblote diluta is a species of moth in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1905.

Distribution

This species is known from Nigeria and Sudan or Chad

The larvae feed on Balanites aegyptiaca (Balanitaceae).

Types

Taragama diluta and Streblote dysimata are the con-specific of the Streblota diluta, all found in the arid zones of Sudan. Only females of the species had been described; male of these species are still unknown. It is assumed that appearance of the males would be different according to pattern, color and size.

References

  1. Vadim V. Zolotuhin, Alexander V. Gurkovich (2009): Synonymic notes on African Lasiocampidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera).
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Streblote diluta (Aurivillius, 1905)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Streblote diluta


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