Biology:Selepa celtis
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Short description: Species of moth
| 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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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]
Description
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]
- Anacardium
- Lannea
- Mangifera
- Stereospermum
- Cassine
- Elaeodendron
- Emblica officinalis
- Combretum
- Shorea
- Bischofia
- Excoecaria agallocha[8]
- Mallotus
- Phyllanthus
- Castanea
- Mammea
- Cinnamomum
- Careya
- Acacia nilotica
- Albizia
- Pithecellobium
- Xylia
- Strychnos
- Loranthus
- Lagerstroemia
- Woodfordia
- Sandoricum
- Ficus
- Eugenia
- Syzygium
- Pyrus
- Rosa
- Adina
- Mussaenda
- Salix
- Nephelium
- Schleichera
- Manilkara
- Solanum
- Duabanga
- Theobroma
- Camellia
- Celtis
- Trema
- Gmelina
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Selepa celtis Moore, 1858". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/53f30541bc48fce4fdfc283680289cfc.
- ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara) (79): 1–57. https://www.academia.edu/1782757/.
- ↑ "マルバネキノカワガ Selepa celtis Moore, 1860" (in ja). http://www.jpmoth.org/Nolidae/Eligminae/Selepa_celtis.html.
- ↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Selepa celtis Moore". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-18/unassigned/unassigned_4_1.php.
- ↑ "A New Report of Selepa celtis Moore (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) as a Pest of Babul (Acacia nilotica) and Aonla (Embllca officinalis)". Indian Forester. http://www.indianforester.co.in/index.php/indianforester/article/view/9130. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ↑ "Selepa celtis hosts". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. http://www.nbair.res.in/insectpests/Selepa-celtis.php.
- ↑ "Occurrence of parasitoids in association with pests of cashew". CABI - Invasive Species Compendium. https://www.cabi.org/ISC/abstract/19936795895.
- ↑ "Excoecaria agallocha L.". National Parks Board, Singapore. https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/Special-Pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=2893.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13491968 entry
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