Lymantria ampla explained

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, 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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Details: Lymantria ampla Walker, 1855 . Catalogue of Life . 7 March 2018.
2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Lymantria ampla (Walker, 1855) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 10 October 2018.
3. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

   . George Hampson . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I . Taylor and Francis . 1892 . 460 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.

4. 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 . Academia.
5. Web site: Observations on Lymantria ampla Walker (Lymantriidae: Lepidoptera) infesting cotton . National Agricultural Library . 7 March 2018.
6. Web site: Larval food plants of Lymantria ampla . Lepidoptera HOSTS . 7 March 2018.
7. Web site: Lymantria ampla . 2021-08-22 . www.cabi.org.