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Fangalabola

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Fangalabola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Deborrea
Species:
D. malgassa
Binomial name
Deborrea malgassa
Heylaerts, 1884[1]
Synonyms

Debarrea malagassa

  • Eriopteryx funebris (Kenrick, 1914)
  • Deborrea argentacea Oberthür, 1909
  • Psyche joannisii Mabille, 1888

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  3. ^ a b c Scalercio, S.; Malaisse, F. (2009). "Between species and ethnospecies: edible Psychidae in Tropical Africa". Faunistic Entomology. 62 (1): 17–24.
  4. ^ Kenrick, 1914a. New or little known Heterocera from Madagascar. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1913(4):p.590, plate 32, fig.20