Euclasta maceratalis

Euclasta maceratalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Euclasta
Species:	E. maceratalis
Binomial name
	Euclasta maceratalis; Lederer, 1863

Euclasta maceratalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found in northern Australia,^[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are brown with a broad white stripe from the base to the termen, containing two black dots. The hindwings are silky white with a brown margin and costa.

The larvae feed on Gymnanthera nitida and Gymnanthera oblonga.^[2]

References[]

^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (28 December 2017). "Euclasta maceratalis Lederer, 1863". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

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[1] Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

[2] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (28 December 2017). "Euclasta maceratalis Lederer, 1863". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

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