''Eublemma scitulum'', the grey eublemma, is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. The species was first described by Rambur in 1833. It is widespread in Africa and Asia.
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, 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.
Caterpillars of the genus ''Eublemma'' are pests on several
scale insect
Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...
s. The ''E. scitula'' caterpillar is a pest on ''
Kerria'', ''
Anomalococcus'', ''
Lecanium'', ''
Ceroplastes
''Ceroplastes'' is a genus of wax scales in the family Coccidae. There are more than 130 described species in ''Ceroplastes''.
See also
* List of Ceroplastes species, List of ''Ceroplastes'' species
References
External links
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Cocci ...
'', ''
Pulvinaria'' species, ''
Drepanococcus cajani'', ''
Saissetia coffeae
''Saissetia coffeae'', known generally as hemispherical scale, is a species of soft scale insect in the family Coccidae. Other common names include the helmet scale and coffee brown scale.
Description
The adult scale varies in diameter from abou ...
'', ''
Saissetia oleae
''Saissetia oleae'' ( syn. ''Coccus oleae'') is a scale insect in the family Coccidae. It is considered one of the three main phytophagous parasites of the olive tree (''Olea europaea''), together with the olive fruit fly (''Bactrocera oleae'') ...
'', ''
Ceraplastes rusci'', ''
Didesmococcus unifasciatus'', ''
Cerococcus indicus'' and ''
Coccidohystrix insolita''.
References
External links
Action predatrice d' eublemma scitula [Lepidoptera Noctuidae, Erastriinae] dans le Sud de la FranceBiology 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
Moths of Asia
Moths described in 1833
Boletobiinae
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