Terastia subjectalis Lederer, 1863

FAMILY	Crambidae
SUBFAMILY	Spilomelinae
GENUS	Terastia
SPECIES	subjectalis
AUTHOR	Lederer, 1863
ORIGINAL COMBINATION	[Terastia] subjectalis Led.
TYPE LOCALITY	India, Silhet.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES	/
TYPE SPECIMEN(S)	Lectotype ♀, BMNH.
STATUS	Species
PUBLICATION	Lederer J. 1863c. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pyraliden. - Wiener entomologische Monatschrift 7(8):243-280, (10): 331-378, (11): 380-426, (12): 427-502, pls 2-18.
PAGINATION	416, 480

Species pictures

Species Distribution

COUNTRY	PROVINCE/STATE	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Ethiopia		Shaffer M. 1977. Pyralidae. - In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973-1975. Fascicule 1. - Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (A)105:22-24.	23
Réunion		Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. - — :1-496.	478
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	Saint Helena		D. Pryce

Notes: Oriental: India. The species has recently arrived on Saint Helena and is now widespread there (D. Pryce, i.l. 11.iv.2017).

Host Plants

FAMILY	SPECIES	COUNTRY	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Fabaceae	Erythrina sp.	Réunion	Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. - — :1-552, pls 1-11.	488