About Diastema tigris Guenée, 1852
Diastema tigris, commonly known as the lantana moth or lantana control moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. This species was first formally described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is originally endemic to the U.S. states of Florida and Texas, but has since been intentionally introduced to Zambia, Australia, Micronesia, Fiji, Hawaii, Ghana, Saint Helena, Tanzania, Uganda, and Mauritius to serve as a biological control agent for the invasive plant Lantana camara. This moth has a wingspan of approximately 25 millimeters, and its larvae feed on Lantana camara.
