title: Euclasta gigantalis
text: # Euclasta gigantalis
  
  Euclasta gigantalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. The female has a wingspan of 45mm.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, La Réunion and Madagascar.
  
  In 1988 this moth was also released in Australia for biological control of Cryptostegia grandiflora.
  
  ## Biology
  
  The larvae feed on Camptocarpus mauritianus, Cryptostegia grandiflora, Cryptostegia madagascariensis (Apocynaceae) and Clerodendrum heterophyllum (Lamiaceae).
  
  