Diastema tigris
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| Diastema tigris Guenée, 1852
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The lantana moth or lantana control moth (Diastema tigris) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to Florida and Texas, but has been introduced in Zambia, Australia, Micronesia, Fiji, Hawaii, Ghana, St. Helena, Tanzania, Uganda and Mauritius[1] as biological control of Lantana camara.
The wingspan is about 25 mm.
The larvae feed on Lantana camara.
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