Amsacta moorei (tiger moth)
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Top of pageIdentity
Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Amsacta moorei Butler
Preferred Common Name
- tiger moth
Other Scientific Names
- Amsacta moorei sara (Swinhoe)
- Creatonotus moorei (Butler)
Local Common Names
- India: Gujarat hairy caterpillar; hairy caterpillar; Indian red army worm; red hairy caterpillar
EPPO code
- AMSAMO (Amsacta moorei)
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Metazoa
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Uniramia
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Arctiidae
- Genus: Amsacta
- Species: Amsacta moorei
Distribution Table
Top of pageThe distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.
Last updated: 10 Jan 2020Continent/Country/Region | Distribution | Last Reported | Origin | First Reported | Invasive | Reference | Notes |
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Africa |
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Senegal | Present | Original citation: Ndoye (1979) | |||||
Asia |
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China | Present | ||||||
India | Present | Present based on regional distribution. | |||||
-Andhra Pradesh | Present | ||||||
-Assam | Present | ||||||
-Bihar | Present | ||||||
-Chhattisgarh | Present | ||||||
-Delhi | Present | ||||||
-Gujarat | Present, Widespread | ||||||
-Haryana | Present, Localized | ||||||
-Himachal Pradesh | Present | ||||||
-Karnataka | Present | ||||||
-Madhya Pradesh | Present | ||||||
-Maharashtra | Present | ||||||
-Manipur | Present | ||||||
-Punjab | Present, Localized | ||||||
-Rajasthan | Present, Widespread | ||||||
-Tamil Nadu | Present | ||||||
-Uttar Pradesh | Present | ||||||
Pakistan | Present | ||||||
Sri Lanka | Present |
List of Symptoms/Signs
Top of pageSign | Life Stages | Type |
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Growing point / external feeding | ||
Leaves / abnormal colours | ||
Leaves / external feeding | ||
Leaves / shredding | ||
Stems / external feeding | ||
Whole plant / external feeding |
Natural enemies
Top of pageNatural enemy | Type | Life stages | Specificity | References | Biological control in | Biological control on |
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Apanteles bosei | Parasite | Arthropods|Larvae | ||||
Apanteles obliquae | Parasite | Arthropods|Larvae | ||||
Aspergillus fumigatus | Antagonist | Arthropods|Larvae | ||||
Bacillus thuringiensis | ||||||
Entomopoxvirus | Pathogen | Arthropods|Larvae | ||||
Exorista fallax | Parasite | Arthropods|Larvae | ||||
Exorista xanthaspis | Parasite | Arthropods|Larvae | ||||
Meteorus | Parasite | Arthropods|Larvae | ||||
Nucleopolyhedrosis virus | Pathogen | Arthropods|Larvae | ||||
Palexorista laxa | Parasite | Arthropods|Larvae | ||||
Telenomus | Parasite | Eggs | ||||
Telenomus proditor | Parasite | |||||
Trichogramma brasiliense | Parasite | Eggs | Rajasthan | cotton |
References
Top of pageAPPPC, 1987. Insect pests of economic significance affecting major crops of the countries in Asia and the Pacific region. Technical Document No. 135. Bangkok, Thailand: Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific region (RAPA).
Bindra OS, Kittur SU, 1956. Mermis sp. (Nematoda) parasitising caterpillars of Amsacta moorei Butler. Indian Journal of Entomology, 18(4):462-463.
Fletcher TB, 1917. Report of the Proceedings of the Second Entomological Meeting, Pusa, India, pp. 47, 53-55, 68, 83, 87, 91, 99, 179, 187, 189, 199, 203.
Fletcher TB, 1920. 2-Annotated list of Indian crop pests. Report of the Proceedings of the Third Entomological Meeting, Pusa (Bihar), India.
Granados RR, Roberts DW, 1970. Electron microscopy of a poxlike virus infecting an invertebrate host. Virology, 40:230-243.
Hampson GF, 1894. The Fauna of British India including Cylone and Burma. London, UK: Taylor and Francis.
Kundu GG, 1983. Hairy caterpillars of kharif cereals and pulses. Indian Farming, 33(8):35, 37
Lefroy HM, 1906. Hairy caterpillar pests of crops. Agricultural Journal of India, 1(3):187-191.
Lefroy HM, 1907. The more important insects injurious to Indian agriculture. In: Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture in India. Calcutta, India: Thacker, Spink and Company, 1(2):113-252.
Lefroy HM, 1909. Indian Insect Life. A Manual of the Insects of the Plains (Tropical India). Government of India, Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa.
Mathur YK, 1966. Preliminary observation on the behaviour and colour variation in the larvae of Amsacta moorei Butler (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Indian Journal of Entomology, 28(4):567-570.
Mathur YK, Mathur BL, 1968. Note on a parasitic Aspergillus on larvae of Amsacta moorei Butler. Plant Protection Bulletin FAO, 16(4):66.
McCarthy WJ, Granados RR, Roberts DW, 1974. Isolation and characterization of entomopox virions from virus-containing inclusions of Amsacta moorei (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Virology, 59(1):59-69
Mustafee TP, 1971. Amsacta moorei Butler (Arctiidae, Lepidoptera): a new pests of ramie [Boehmeria nivea] in India. Science and Culture, 37(4):209.
Ndoye M, unda. Pests of cowpea and their control in Senegal. 113-115.
Patel VC, Patel HK, 1970. New record of Exorista fallax Mg. (Tachinidae:Diptera) as a larval pupal parasite of Amsacta moorei B. in Gujarat. Indian Journal of Entomology, 32(1):106-107.
Pradhan S, 1969. Insect Pests of Crops. National Book Trust, India, New Delhi.
Pruthi HS, 1969. Textbook on Agricultural Entomology. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi.
Pruthi HS, Bebraw MS, 1943. The red hairy caterpillar and its control. Indian Farming, 4(3):135-138.
Rothschild W, 1910. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and description of new species. Novitates Zoologicae, 17:1-171.
Saini RK, 1996. Laboratory emergence of red hairy caterpillar, Amsacta moorei Butler moths in response to relative humidity. Journal of Insect Science, 9(2):160-161; 3 ref.
Singh S, Singh J, 1956. On the control of katra, Amsacta moorei Butler (Arctiidae: Lepidoptera). Indian Journal of Horticulture, 13(2):107.
Srivastava AS, Sidiqui MS, Saxena HP, 1965. Bionomics and control of Amsacta moorei Butler (Lepidoptera:Arctiidae) with reference to allied species, A. lactinea Cram. Labdev Journal of Science and Technology, 3(1):26-29.
Stebbing EP, 1903. Notes of insect pests from the Entomological Section, Indian Museum. Indian Museum Notes, 5(2):50.
Trehan KN, Talgeri GM, 1947. Combating katra the hairy caterpillar, Amsacta moorei in Bombay province. Indian Farming, 8:560-564.
Distribution References
APPPC, 1987. Insect pests of economic significance affecting major crops of the countries in Asia and the Pacific region. In: Technical Document No. 135, Bangkok, Thailand: Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific region (RAPA).
Bindra OS, Kittur SU, 1956. Mermis sp. (Nematoda) parasitising caterpillars of Amsacta moorei Butler. In: Indian Journal of Entomology, 18 (4) 462-463.
CABI, Undated. Compendium record. Wallingford, UK: CABI
CABI, Undated a. CABI Compendium: Status inferred from regional distribution. Wallingford, UK: CABI
CABI, Undated b. CABI Compendium: Status as determined by CABI editor. Wallingford, UK: CABI
Mathur YK, 1966. Preliminary observation on the behaviour and colour variation in the larvae of Amsacta moorei Butler (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). In: Indian Journal of Entomology, 28 (4) 567-570.
Singh S, Singh J, 1956. On the control of katra, Amsacta moorei Butler (Arctiidae: Lepidoptera). In: Indian Journal of Horticulture, 13 (2) 107.
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