Amsacta albistriga

Red hairy caterpillar
Caterpillar of Amsacta albistriga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Amsacta
Species: A. albistriga
Binomial name
Amsacta albistriga
(Walker, [1865])
Synonyms
  • Aloa albistriga Walker, [1865]

Amsacta albistriga, the red hairy caterpillar, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in southern India.

The wingspan is 40–50 mm (1.6–2.0 in).

The larvae defoliate various agricultural crops. After about thirty to forty days of feeding the larvae burrow into the soil to pupate.


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