Synclera traducalis, the variegated pearl, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Sweden, Bulgaria,[1] Cyprus, the Canary Islands, Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Egypt, Mali, Senegal, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa, La Réunion, India and Sri Lanka.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Synclera |
| Species: | S. traducalis
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| Synclera traducalis (Zeller, 1852)
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Foodplants
editThe larvae feed on Gouania polygama, Ziziphus jujuba and Ziziphus mauritiana.[5]
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Poltavsky, A.N., Kravchenko, V.D., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Gergely, P., Witt, Th.J., Sulak, H., Beck, R.H.-T., Junnila, A., Revay, E.E., Doumbia, S., Beier, J.C. & Müller, G.C. 2018. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 69–78. Article
- ^ Swedish Moths
- ^ africanmoths.com
External links
edit- Swedish Museum of Natural History - picture of the holotype
- africanmoths.com - pictures of Synclera traducalis