Selepa celtis

Selepa celtis
Scientific 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. It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan towards the Ryukyu Islands and Australia.