Hyblaea puera Cramer

Taxonomic position

Insecta: Lepidoptera: Hyblaeoidea: Hyblaeidae

Common name

Teak defoliator

Habitat / Crop(s) damaged

Tectona grandis, Heterophragma adenophyllum, H. roxburghii, H. sulfureum, bignonia, Millingtonia hortensis, Schefflera venulosa, Stereospermum chelonoides, S. suaveolens, Symphorema involucratum, Tabebuia chrysantha, Vitex trifolia, V. negundo, V. pinnata, V. glabrata, etc.

Pest status

Major.

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