Eublemma scitula
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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. scitula
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| Eublemma scitula (Rambur, 1833)
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Eublemma scitula, the grey eublemma, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1833.[1][2][3] It is widespread in Africa and Asia and also occurs in southern Europe.[3]
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,[4] 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.[5]
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.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Eublemma scitula (Rambur, 1833)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.097. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Eublemma scitula (Rambur, 1833)". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Eublemma Hübner, [1821]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ 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