Diastema tigris

Diastema tigris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Diastema
Species: D. tigris
Binomial name
Diastema tigris
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Nipista lineata Walker, [1858]

The Lantana Moth or Lantana Control Moth (Diastema tigris) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Florida and Texas, but has been introduced in Zambia, Australia, Micronesia, Fiji, Hawaii, Ghana, St. Helena, Tanzania, Uganda and Mauritius[1] as biological control of Lantana camara.

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

The larvae feed on Lantana camara.

References

  1. ↑ FAO.org - Kueffer & Mauremootoo, 2004 - Case studies on the Status of Invasive Woody plant species in the Western Indian Ocean

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