Fangalabola
Appearance
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Fangalabola | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Psychidae |
Genus: | Deborrea |
Species: | D. malgassa
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Binomial name | |
Deborrea malgassa Heylaerts, 1884[1]
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Synonyms | |
Debarrea malagassa
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Fangalabola (Deborrea malgassa) is a species of bagworm moth native to Madagascar.[2]
These bagworms are of significance because their pupae are harvested for human consumption in quantity.
Biology
[edit]The length of the larva is 30–40 mm, length of the bag 35–55 mm, the length of the female is approximately 25 mm. It has a wingspan of 27–44 mm.[3][4]//
Known foodplants are: Acacia dealbata, fruit trees, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Grevillea robusta, Dombeya spp., Psidium spp., Eucalyptus spp., Cupressus lusitanica, Pinus patala and Amygdalus persica.[3]
This species occurs throughout the year in forested biotopes with reasonable humidity.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Heylaerts, J. F. M. 1884a. Observations synonymiques et autres relatives à des Psychides, avec descriptions de novae species. - Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique 28:34–41
- ^ "AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ a b c Scalercio, S.; Malaisse, F. (2009). "Between species and ethnospecies: edible Psychidae in Tropical Africa". Faunistic Entomology. 62 (1): 17–24.
- ^ Kenrick, 1914a. New or little known Heterocera from Madagascar. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1913(4):p.590, plate 32, fig.20