Diastema tigris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Order: | Lepidoptera
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Family: | Noctuidae
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Genus: | Diastema
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Species: | D. tigris
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Binomial name | |
Diastema tigris Guenée, 1852
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Diastema tigris, the lantana moth or lantana control moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is endemic to the US states of Florida and Texas, but has been introduced in Zambia, Australia, Micronesia, Fiji, Hawaii, Ghana, St. Helena, Tanzania, Uganda and Mauritius.[2] as biological control of Lantana camara.
The wingspan is about 25 mm.
The larvae feed on Lantana camara.