Lymantria ampla
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Species: | L. ampla
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| Lymantria ampla (Walker, 1855)
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Lymantria ampla is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in India[2] and Sri Lanka.[3][4]
Biology[]
The caterpillar is a pest of cotton,[5] Pelargonium, Quisqualis indica, Ricinus communis, Rosa, Tectona grandis, Terminalia catappa, Terminalia paniculata, Theobroma cacao, , Adina, Anacardium occidentale, Begonia, Cajanus cajan, Carissa carandas, Cassia fistula, Casuarina, Coffea, Crotalaria, Eucalyptus, Ficus, Ficus religiosa, Lagerstroemia indica, , Malus pumila and Mangifera indica.[6]
Control[]
Caterpillars can be destroyed by introducing natural parasites: , and .[7]
Gallery[]
Head details
Side-view of head
Caterpillar
References[]
- ^ "Species Details: Lymantria ampla Walker, 1855". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Lymantria ampla (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 460 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Observations on Lymantria ampla Walker (Lymantriidae: Lepidoptera) infesting cotton". National Agricultural Library. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Larval food plants of Lymantria ampla". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Lymantria ampla". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
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