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
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
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]

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• 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