Salbia haemorrhoidalis

Salbia haemorrhoidalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Salbia
Species: S. haemorrhoidalis
Binomial name
Salbia haemorrhoidalis
Guenée, 1854
Synonyms
  • Anania haemorrhoidalis
  • Orphanostigma haemorrhoidalis
  • Syngamia haemorrhodialis Klima 1939
  • Asopia dircealis Walker, 1859
  • Hedylepta futilalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1914

The Lantana Leaftier (Salbia haemorrhoidalis) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is native to South America, Central America, the Antilles and the southern United States, but has been introduced in Hawaii in 1956, Queensland in 1958 and Mauritius[1] to control Lantana.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Lantana species.

References

  1. ↑ FAO.org - Kueffer & Mauremootoo, 2004 - Case studies on the Status of Invasive Woody plant species in the Western Indian Ocean
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