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Caterpillar in Sri Lanka | |
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Species: | M. hyrtaca
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Metanastria hyrtaca
Cramer, 1782
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Metanastria hyrtaca, called the hairy caterpillar as a larva, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1782. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka. [2]
The adult has a grayish head and thorax and a whitish abdomen. Forewings are brownish with a characteristic reddish-brown spot ringed with white. Hindwings are whitish. Larva yellowish brown with black spots and long lateral tufts of hairs. A reddish band is found in the neck region. [3]
The caterpillar is a serious pest of many economically important crops such as cashew, badam, moringa, sapota, jamun, guava, Vachellia nilotica, Shorea robusta, Schima wallichii, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, Mimusops elengi and Madhuca longifolia. [4]
Metanastria hyrtaca | |
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Caterpillar in Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | M. hyrtaca
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Binomial name | |
Metanastria hyrtaca
Cramer, 1782
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Synonyms | |
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Metanastria hyrtaca, called the hairy caterpillar as a larva, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1782. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka. [2]
The adult has a grayish head and thorax and a whitish abdomen. Forewings are brownish with a characteristic reddish-brown spot ringed with white. Hindwings are whitish. Larva yellowish brown with black spots and long lateral tufts of hairs. A reddish band is found in the neck region. [3]
The caterpillar is a serious pest of many economically important crops such as cashew, badam, moringa, sapota, jamun, guava, Vachellia nilotica, Shorea robusta, Schima wallichii, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, Mimusops elengi and Madhuca longifolia. [4]