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"Hairy caterpillar" redirects here. For other moth larva with this common name, see Selepa celtis and Euproctis fraterna.

Metanastria hyrtaca, called the hairy caterpillar as a larva, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1782.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

Biology

The adult has a grayish head and thorax and a whitish abdomen. Forewings are brownish with a characteristic reddish-brown spot ringed with white. Hindwings are whitish. Larva yellowish brown with black spots and long lateral tufts of hairs. A reddish band is found in the neck region.[3]

The caterpillar is a serious pest of many economically important crops such as cashew, badam, moringa, sapota, jamun, guava, Vachellia nilotica, Shorea robusta, Schima wallichii, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, Mimusops elengi and Madhuca longifolia.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Species Details: Metanastria hyrtaca Cramer, 1782". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 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. ^ "Crop Protection: Pests of Sapota". TNAU. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Metanastria hyrtaca (Cramer)". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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