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Lasiocampidae : Pinarinae

The Blueberry Lappet

STREBLOTE panda (Hübner, [1822])
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Description
Wingspan: Male 30-40mm : Female 45-70mm
Worldwide Distribution: Local species : Mediterranean coastal areas of Spain : Portugal : North Africa,from Morocco to Egypt and Libya
UK Distribution: Not recorded
European Conservation Status -
  • Local - but not threatened
Original Species Name -
  • Streblote panda (Hübner [1820])
Type Species - Streblote
  • Streblote panda (Hübner, [1820])
Type Locality -
  • Europe-Locality unknown, Depository unknown
Habitat: Low lying coastal regions
Flight Period: January-November : four generations are possible depending on conditions
Similar Species -
  • None
Larva: Uses Blueberry (Vaccinium) as an alternative larval food plant, although certain cultivars have proven to be a disadvantage to the growth cycle time of the larva especially in the main growing areas of Andalusia to Catalonia in Spain. Full Report here
Observations: The larvae of The Blueberry Lappet are considered to be a pest of the forest,horticultural and floricultural plants in Spain where they completely defoliate the young plants.Having three overlapping broods per year only exasperates the situation.
The moth is a common species to be found in blueberry fields in western Andalusia.
Controlled tests in the laboratory were carried out to find the cultivars of vaccinium that most suited the larvae. 
The data provided useful information for planning and managing blueberry orchards in the presence of STREBLOTE panda populations

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Larval Food Plants Worldwide
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Larval Food Plants
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Spartium junceum - Spanish Broom
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Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
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Insecta
Lepidoptera
Lasiocampoidea
Lasiocampidae
Pinarinae
Pinarini
STREBLOTE (Hübner, [1820])
Streblote panda (Hübner, [1820])
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Streblote panda (Hübner [1820])
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= STREBLOTE panda (Hübner [1820])
= Bombyx repanda Hübner, 1819
= catalaunica Marten, 1934
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Streblote panda panda (Hübner [1820])
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Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge / By
Hübner, Jacob, 1761-1826 Title Page :  p.193 - n.2
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Europe-locality unknown
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S.p.roseclara Schawerda, 1928-Pink/Brown
S.p.tenebrosa Rothchild, 1917-Blackish-Brown
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S.p.aegyptiaca Bang-Haas, 1906-Egypt-Lighter coloured
S.p.panda Hübner, 1820-nominate subspecies