''Eublemma amabilis'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

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first described by Saalmüller in 1891. It is found in

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and

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. The adult is white pinkish. Eggs are round and grey white. First

instar An instar (, from the Latin '' īnstar'', "form", "likeness") is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, between each moult (''ecdysis''), until sexual maturity is reached. Arthropods must shed the exoskeleton in order to grow or ass ...

s are creamy whitish with a broad flat head. It is a major pest on '' Kerria lacca''. The caterpillar enters the lac insect through one of the openings in the test or by tunnelling a hole through the incrustation. Pupa obtect adecticous and dark brown.

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Control of ''Eublemma amabilis'' Moore (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) ''and Holcocera pulverea'' Meyr (Blastobasidae; Lepidoptera), predators of the lac insect ''Kerria lacca'' (Kerr) by ''Bacillus thurgiensis'' BerlinerAcidity in the Gut of ''Eublemma amabilis'' Larvae—a Predator of the Lac InsectA note on sex pheromone gland of ''Eublemma amabilis'' Moore
Moths of Asia Moths described in 1891 Boletobiinae {{boletobiinae-stub