''Eublemma amabilis'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...

first described by Saalmüller in 1891. It is found in

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

and

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

. The adult is white pinkish. Eggs are round and grey white. First

instar An instar (, from the Latin '' īnstar'' 'form, likeness') is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, which occurs between each moult (''ecdysis'') until sexual maturity is reached. Arthropods must shed the exoskeleton in order to ...

s are creamy whitish with a broad flat head. It is a major pest on ''

Kerria lacca ''Kerria lacca'' is a species of insect in the family Kerriidae, the lac insects. These are in the superfamily scale insect, Coccoidea, the scale insects. This species is perhaps the most commercially important lac insect, being a main source of ...

''. The caterpillar enters the lac insect through one of the openings in the test or by tunnelling a hole through the incrustation. Pupa obtect

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and dark brown.

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Control of ''Eublemma amabilis'' Moore (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) ''and Holcocera pulverea'' Meyr (Blastobasidae; Lepidoptera), predators of the lac insect ''Kerria lacca'' (Kerr) by ''Bacillus thurgiensis'' BerlinerAcidity in the Gut of ''Eublemma amabilis'' Larvae—a Predator of the Lac InsectA note on sex pheromone gland of ''Eublemma amabilis'' Moore
Moths of Asia Moths described in 1891 Boletobiinae {{boletobiinae-stub