Garella nilotica

Garella nilotica
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nolidae
Genus:	Garella
Species:	G. nilotica
Binomial name
	Garella nilotica; (Rogenhofer, 1881)
Synonyms
	Sarrothripus nilotica Rogenhofer, 1882; Characoma nilotica; Paraxia chamaeleon Möschler, 1890; Clettharra littora Bethune-Baker, 1894; Thalpochares laurea H. Druce, 1898; Nycteola proteella Dyar, 1898; Characoma nilotica nigronotata Warren, 1913; Characoma nilotica macula Warren, 1913; Characoma nilotica basibrunnea Warren, 1913; Characoma albifascia Draudt, 1935;

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The Black-olive Caterpillar or Bungee Caterpillar (Garella nilotica) is a moth of the Nolidae family. It has a pantropical distribution, including the eastern North America (from Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New York south to Florida and Texas), the Caribbean, the Iberian Peninsula, Australia, Guam, Fiji, Samoa, the Galapagos Islands and the Chagos Archipelago.

The wingspan is about 15 mm.

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

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