Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Diastema tigris | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Diastema Rank Species | |
Similar Salbia haemorrhoidalis, Homophoberia, Amyna axis, Hypena laceratalis, Lantanophaga pusillidactyla | ||
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 as biological control of Lantana camara.
The wingspan is about 25 mm.
The larvae feed on Lantana camara.
References
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