1. Lebendfotos

1.1. Falter

2. Biologie

2.1. Nahrung der Raupe

• ? [Arecaceae:] Chrysalidocarpus lutescens (Goldfruchtpalme) [Paratypus]

Young & al. (2025: 10) teilen mit: “Living roots of Arecaceae. The Scottish specimen was found in the vicinity of two imported plants, an undetermined Araliaceae [sic, recte: Arecaceae] which the live moth initially flew out of, and the probable hostplant, a young multistemmed palm, confirmed as Areca Palm Chrysalidocarpus lutescens purchased from a nursery around May 2022, originating via horticultural trade from the Netherlands. No exuvium was detected in this case. The Japanese specimen was bred from the living roots of a palm species, likely an Areca Palm C. lutescens (according to our interpretation of the hostplant label) in the extreme south of Kyushu, Japan (about 31.24°N), suggesting that the species might not be native there. C. lutescens comes from Madagascar but is very widespread in horticulture.”

3. Weitere Informationen

3.1. Typenmaterial

Young & al. (2025: 5-6): “Holotype: NHMUK013706270|“Holo-type”|“Ibusuki Kagosima Kyusyu 13.XI.1987 M. Kobayashi”| “Host アレカヤシ の新根” [Host Arekayashi/Areca Palm new roots of]|Sufetula culshawi sp. nov. Holotype ♀|Brit. Mus 1988-80”|Slide no. NHMUK 014332671; Paratype: NHMUK013699321| “Para-type”|“UNITED KINGDOM, Scotland, Killearn, Stirlingshire, VC86, NS504852, 12.vii.2022.”| “Sufetula culshawi sp. nov. Paratype ♂”. Accidental import probably from Chrysalidocarpus lutescens palm. Leg. M. Culshaw”|Slide no. NHMUK014331873.”

3.2. Literatur

• Erstbeschreibung: Young, M. R., Hall, P. R., Richards, N. G. J. & D. C. Lees (2025): Sufetula culshawi sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Lathrotelinae): a previously unrecognised species affecting cultivated palms. — Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 1-14. [Zum PDF auf nl.pensoft.net]