Eublemma scitulum
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Eublemma |
| Species: | E. scitulum
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| Eublemma scitulum (Rambur, 1833)
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Eublemma scitulum, the grey eublemma, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Rambur in 1833. It is widespread in Africa and Asia.[1]
Distribution[edit]
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,[2] New Guinea, Australia and France,
Biology[edit]
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.[3]
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.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Eublemma scitula (Rambur, 1833)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ 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[edit]
- 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