Salbia haemorrhoidalis

Salbia haemorrhoidalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 ;

Salbia haemorrhoidalis, the lantana leaftier, is a moth of the family Crambidae. 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 Réunion, Mauritius^[1] to control Lantana. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Lantana species.

References

Carr, John F. (December 8, 2016). "Species Salbia haemorrhoidalis - Lantana Leaftier - Hodges#5287". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
"801384.00 – 5287 – Salbia haemorrhoidalis – Lantana Leaftier Moth – Guenée, 1854". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
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