Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata Rego Barros

(=Ammalo insulata Walker)

 

Taxonomic position	Lepidoptera: Arctiidae
Years of introduction	1973, 1984, 1987
Sources	Trinidad (1973, 1984); Trinidad via Sri Lanka (1987)
Target pest	Chromolaena odorata
Present status	First two introductions failed; third released and established in Kerala and Karnataka
References 1. Julien, M.H. 1992. Biological control of weeds - A world catalogue of agents and their target weeds. CAB International, Wallingford, U.K, 186 p. 2. Singh, S.P. 1989. Biological suppression of weeds. Biological Control Centre, NCIPM, Faridabad. Technical Bulletin (1), 27 p.