About Streblote cristata (Stoll, 1782)
Streblote cristata is a moth species that belongs to the family Lasiocampidae, which is commonly known as eggars, snout moths or lappet moths. This species was first formally described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. Streblote cristata is found in the fynbos biome of the far south of Western Cape Province, South Africa. It has been observed living on fynbos plant species from the Podalyria and Erica genera, and has also been found growing on domestic thyme. Among Lasiocampidae, it is common to have this type of varied food plant range, without much of a tendency for individual larvae to switch to a different plant species during their development.
