Lantana Leaftier

Orphanostigma haemorrhoidalis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae

Orphanostigma haemorrhoidalis, the lantana leaftier, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is native to South America, Central America, Mexico, the Antilles and the southern United States, but has been introduced in Hawaii in 1956, Queensland in 1958 and Réunion, Mauritius to control Lantana. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Brazil · 22United States of America · 17France · 3Mexico · 3Netherlands · 1

Sources and credits

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Lantana Leaftier

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