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Lymantria ampla

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Lymantria ampla
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lymantria
Species:
L. ampla
Binomial name
Lymantria ampla
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Enome ampla Walker, 1855
  • ?Aclonophlebia disparina Hering, 1926
  • Enome ampla Swinhoe, 1923

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

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The caterpillar is a pest of cotton,[5] Pelargonium, Quisqualis indica, Ricinus communis, Rosa, Tectona grandis, Terminalia catappa, Terminalia paniculata, Theobroma cacao, Trewia nudiflora, Adina, Anacardium occidentale, Begonia, Cajanus cajan, Carissa carandas, Cassia fistula, Casuarina, Coffea, Crotalaria, Eucalyptus, Ficus, Ficus religiosa, Lagerstroemia indica, Lagerstroemia thorelii, Malus pumila and Mangifera indica.[6]

Control

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Caterpillars can be destroyed by introducing natural parasites: Apanteles obliquae, Brachymeria porthetrialis and Cotesia glomeratus.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Lymantria ampla Walker, 1855". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Lymantria ampla (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Observations on Lymantria ampla Walker (Lymantriidae: Lepidoptera) infesting cotton". National Agricultural Library. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Larval food plants of Lymantria ampla". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Lymantria ampla". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-08-22.