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]
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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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Description
editIts 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]
[clarification needed]
- 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
edit- ^ "Species Details: Selepa celtis Moore, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer & Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Selepa celtis Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Selepa celtis hosts". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Occurrence of parasitoids in association with pests of cashew". CABI - Invasive Species Compendium. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Excoecaria agallocha L." National Parks Board, Singapore. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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