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Fangalabola
Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fangalabola (Deborrea malgassa) is a species of bagworm moth native to Madagascar.[2]
These bagworms are of significance because their pupae are harvested for human consumption in quantity.
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Biology
The length of the larva is 30–40 mm, length of the bag 35–55 mm, the length of the female is approximately 25 mm. It has a wingspan of 27–44 mm.[3][4]
Known foodplants are: Acacia dealbata, fruit trees, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Grevillea robusta, Dombeya spp., Psidium spp., Eucalyptus spp., Cupressus lusitanica, Pinus patala and Amygdalus persica.[3]
This species occurs throughout the year in forested biotopes with reasonable humidity.[3]
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