Euclasta splendidalis

Euclasta splendidalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.^[1] The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1848. It is found in Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Russia,^[2] Asia Minor, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan^[1] and Armenia.^[3] It has been recorded from Malta, but this is a misidentification of Euclasta varii.^[4]

Euclasta splendidalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Euclasta
Species:	E. splendidalis
Binomial name
Euclasta splendidalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)
Synonyms
Botys splendidalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1848

The wingspan is about 32 mm.^[5]

References

1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
2. "Euclasta splendidalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
3. Savela, Markku. "Euclasta splendidalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
4. The correct identity of three Pyralidae moths from the Maltese Islands
5. "06626 Euclasta splendidalis (Herrich-Schäffer, [1848])". Lepiforum e.V. Retrieved February 13, 2018.