Streblote diluta is a species of moth in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1905.[1]

Streblote diluta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Streblote
Species:
S. diluta
Binomial name
Streblote diluta
(Aurivillius, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Taragama diluta Aurivillius, 1905
  • Streblote dysimata Tams, 1931

Distribution

edit

This species is known from Nigeria and Sudan or Chad[2]

The larvae feed on Balanites aegyptiaca (Balanitaceae).

Types

edit

Taragama diluta and Streblote dysimata are the con-specific of the Streblota diluta, all found in the arid zones of Sudan. Only females of the species had been described; male of these species are still unknown. It is assumed that appearance of the males would be different according to pattern, color and size.

References

edit
  1. ^ Vadim V. Zolotuhin, Alexander V. Gurkovich (2009): Synonymic notes on African Lasiocampidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera).
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Streblote diluta (Aurivillius, 1905)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 16, 2018.