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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Nolidae |
Genus: | Selepa |
Species: | S. celtis
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Binomial name | |
Selepa celtis
Moore, [1858]
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Synonyms | |
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Selepa celtis, called the hairy caterpillar as a larva, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1858. [1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, [2] Taiwan towards the Ryukyu Islands and Australia. [3]
Its forewings are pinkish-rufous gray. The hindwings are pale gray. Markings are strong in females. Postmedial finely double and antemedial regular. The caterpillar has a rufous-yellow body with a black head. [4]
The caterpillar is a pest of several economically important agricultural crops. [5] [6]
Caterpillars can be controlled by using species Dissolcus parasitoids. [7]
Selepa celtis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Nolidae |
Genus: | Selepa |
Species: | S. celtis
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Binomial name | |
Selepa celtis
Moore, [1858]
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Synonyms | |
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Selepa celtis, called the hairy caterpillar as a larva, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1858. [1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, [2] Taiwan towards the Ryukyu Islands and Australia. [3]
Its forewings are pinkish-rufous gray. The hindwings are pale gray. Markings are strong in females. Postmedial finely double and antemedial regular. The caterpillar has a rufous-yellow body with a black head. [4]
The caterpillar is a pest of several economically important agricultural crops. [5] [6]
Caterpillars can be controlled by using species Dissolcus parasitoids. [7]