''Lymantria ampla'' is a
moth of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
first described by
Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in
India 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 ...
.
Biology
The caterpillar is a pest of
cotton, ''
Pelargonium
''Pelargonium'' () is a genus of flowering plants that includes about 280 species of perennials, succulents, and shrubs, commonly called geraniums, pelargoniums, or storksbills. '' Geranium'' is also the botanical name and common name of a separ ...
'', ''
Quisqualis indica'', ''
Ricinus communis'', ''
Rosa'', ''
Tectona grandis'', ''
Terminalia catappa'', ''
Terminalia paniculata
''Terminalia paniculata'' is a tree native to southwest India (including the Western Ghats and Karnataka). Known in the timber trade as kindal, it has a variety of names in local languages.
It is economically important for wood, medicinal uses, ...
'', ''
Theobroma cacao'', ''
Trewia nudiflora
''Mallotus nudiflorus'' (syn. ''Trevia nudiflora''), the false white teak, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly ...
'', ''
Adina
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'', ''
Anacardium occidentale'', ''
Begonia
''Begonia'' is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Begoniaceae. The genus contains more than 2,000 different plant species. The Begonias are native to moist subtropical and tropical climates. Some species are commonly grown ind ...
'', ''
Cajanus cajan'', ''
Carissa carandas'', ''
Cassia fistula'', ''
Casuarina'', ''
Coffea'', ''
Crotalaria'', ''
Eucalyptus'', ''
Ficus'', ''
Ficus religiosa
''Ficus religiosa'' or sacred fig is a species of Ficus, fig native to the Indian subcontinent and Indochina that belongs to Moraceae, the fig or mulberry family. It is also known as the bodhi tree, pippala tree, peepul tree, peepal tree, pipa ...
'', ''
Lagerstroemia indica
''Lagerstroemia indica'', the crape myrtle (also crepe myrtle, crêpe myrtle, or crepeflower) is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Lagerstroemia'' of the family Lythraceae. It is native species, native to the Indian Subcontinent (hence ...
'', ''
Lagerstroemia thorelii'', ''
Malus pumila'' and ''
Mangifera indica''.
Control
Caterpillars can be destroyed by introducing natural parasites: ''
Apanteles obliquae'', ''
Brachymeria porthetrialis'' and ''
Cotesia glomeratus''.
Gallery
Lymantria ampla 77005130.jpg, Head details
Lymantria ampla 77005139.jpg, Side-view of head
Lymantriinae-Kadavoor-2018-08-06-002.jpg, Caterpillar
References
Lymantria
Moths of Asia
Moths described in 1855
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