Achaea janata
Croton caterpillar
- Category
- invertebrate
- Primary role
- pest insect
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Erebidae
- Genus
- Achaea
Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Lepidoptera | Erebidae | Achaea
External: GBIF #5113950
2 AI-consensus-verified claims across 2 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Achaea janata.
biocontrol 1 claim
- This entity is the object of biocontrol by Telenomus proditor · effect: beneficial
“parasitoid recovery was 60–80%”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
herbivory 1 claim
- This entity is the subject of herbivory on Ricinus communis (Castor Bean) · effect: harmful
“to control Achaea janata on castor”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
Aggregated via GloBI — not independently verified by AgroEco.
herbivory 1
- GloBI eats Ricinus communis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267207214
pest pressure 1
- GloBI hasHost Ricinus communis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185872788
pollination 2
- GloBI interactsWith Ricinus communis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185872788
- GloBI visits Clitoria ternatea https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/224317892
crop interaction 4
- GloBI hasHost Ricinus communis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185872788
- GloBI eats Ricinus communis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/267207214
- GloBI interactsWith Ricinus communis https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185872788
- GloBI visits Clitoria ternatea https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/224317892