Biology:Garella nilotica

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Short description: Species of moth

Garella nilotica
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Scientific classification
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G. nilotica
Binomial name
Garella nilotica
(Rogenhofer, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Sarrothripus nilotica Rogenhofer, 1882
  • Characoma nilotica
  • Paraxia chamaeleon Möschler, 1890
  • Clettharra littora Bethune-Baker, 1894
  • Thalpochares laurea H. Druce, 1898
  • Nycteola proteella Dyar, 1898
  • Characoma nilotica nigronotata Warren, 1913
  • Characoma nilotica macula Warren, 1913
  • Characoma nilotica basibrunnea Warren, 1913
  • Characoma albifascia Draudt, 1935

Garella nilotica, the black-olive caterpillar or bungee caterpillar, is a moth of the family Nolidae. It was described by Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1881. It has a pantropical distribution, including the eastern North America (from Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New York south to Florida and Texas ), the Caribbean, the Iberian Peninsula, Australia , Guam, Fiji, Samoa, the Galápagos Islands and the Chagos Archipelago.

The wingspan is about 15 mm.

The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs in at least five families of broad-leaved plants, including Cynometra, Heritiera, Mangifera, Terminalia, Rhododendron, Bucida (including Bucida buceras), Canocarpus, Olea, Prunus, Salix and Tamarix species.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5522764 entry