Selepa celtis

Selepa celtis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Selepa
Species:
S. celtis
Binomial name
Selepa celtis
Moore, [1858]
Synonyms
  • Selepa celtis Moore, [1860] 1858
  • Subrita? curviferella Walker, 1866
  • Selepa celtis ab. celtisella Strand, 1917
  • Selepa celtis celtisella Gaede, 1937

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.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[2] Taiwan towards the Ryukyu Islands and Australia.[3]

  1. ^ "Species Details: Selepa celtis Moore, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "マルバネキノカワガ Selepa celtis Moore, 1860". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 November 2018.