Parasa lepida

Basic information
Scientific name	Parasa lepida	Click to magnify
Common names
Higher taxon	Limacodidae, Zygaenoidea, Lepidoptera
Natural range	South and southeast Asia, China
Habitat	Live on various trees. Cherry, persimmon, Indian almond, mango, rose apple, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Central to western Japan, Okinawajima Island.
Origin	India or China
Date	ca. 1920
Route	Accidental: Hitchhiking on transport of trees.
Impact	Binting against human, predation on various tree Native organism(s) affected: Various trees.
Regulation in Japan	Lamacodidae moths are designated as Quarantine Pests (the Plant Protection Law).
Introduced range in other countries	Unknown.

Reference

Notes

Nakano (2003) Distribution of blue striped nettle grab, Parasa lepida (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae), in Kanto District. House Household Insect Pests. 24(2), 61-62 (in Jpn)
Nakano & Takimoto (2011) Non-native species interactions between blue-striped nettle grub moths and assassin bugs in Japan. Jpn J Entomol (N.S.). 14(1), 11-22 (in Jpn with English abst)
Niwakagamania et al. (eds) (2003-2012) An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone (Accessed on 2012-3-05) http://www.jpmoth.org/ (in Jpn)
Plant Protection Station (2011) The Plant Protection Act. Quarantine Pest List. (Accessed on 2012-3-05) http://www.pps.go.jp/law_active/Notification/basis/5/245/html/245.html (in Jpn)
etc.

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A study suggested that the existence of a predator Agriosphodrus dohrni suppress population density of Parasa lepida.