Black-olive Caterpillar Moth

Garella nilotica

The black-olive caterpillar is a moth of the family Nolidae. It has a pantropical distribution, including the eastern North America, the Caribbean, the Iberian Peninsula, Australia, Guam, Fiji, Samoa, the Galápagos Islands and the Chagos Archipelago.
Black-olive Caterpillar Moth - Garella nilotica Habitat: Attracted to 365 and 395 nm lights in a semi-rural area 2021(144) Garella,Garella nilotica,Geotagged,Moth Week 2021,Summer,United States,black-olive caterpillar moth,moth

Appearance

The wingspan is about 15 mm.

Naming

It was described by Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1881.

Food

The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs in at least five families of broad-leaved plants, including ''Cynometra'', ''Heritiera'', ''Mangifera'', ''Terminalia'', ''Rhododendron'', ''Bucida'' , ''Canocarpus'', ''Olea'', ''Prunus'', ''Salix'' and ''Tamarix'' species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNolidae
GenusGarella
SpeciesG. nilotica
Photographed in
United States of America