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. It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan towards the Ryukyu Islands and Australia.
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.
The caterpillar is a pest of several economically important agricultural crops.
Caterpillars can be controlled by using species Dissolcus parasitoids.
Anacardium Lannea Mangifera Stereospermum Cassine Elaeodendron Emblica officinalis Combretum Shorea Bischofia Excoecaria agallocha 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
External links Seasonal occurrence of insect-pests on aonla (Emblica officinalis Geartn) and their natural enemies