Selepa celtis

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]

Selepa celtis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nolidae
Genus:
Selepa
Species:
S. celtis
Binomial name
Selepa celtis
Moore, [1858]
Synonyms
  • Selepa celtis Moore, [1860] 1858
  • Subrita? curviferella Walker, 1866
  • Selepa celtis ab. celtisella Strand, 1917
  • Selepa celtis celtisella Gaede, 1937

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]

References
  1. "Species Details: Selepa celtis Moore, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. 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 – via Academia.
  3. "マルバネキノカワガ Selepa celtis Moore, 1860". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Selepa celtis Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. "A New Report of Selepa celtis Moore (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) as a Pest of Babul (Acacia nilotica) and Aonla (Embllca officinalis)". Indian Forester. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  6. "Selepa celtis hosts". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  7. "Occurrence of parasitoids in association with pests of cashew". CABI - Invasive Species Compendium. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  8. "Excoecaria agallocha L." National Parks Board, Singapore. Retrieved 12 November 2018.


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