Streblote diluta

Streblote diluta
Scientific classification
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;

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

Distribution

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

The larvae feed on Balanites aegyptiaca (Balanitaceae).

Types

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.

gollark: *charps*

gollark: *chorps*

gollark: All coppers are mine. Also, xenowyrms, some nebulae, risensongs, possibly setsongs, and others.

gollark: I was going to breed a 30G aeon/red messy inbred thuwed from various prizes but I was locked and forgot.

gollark: I can give a better offer.

References

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

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[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.