Clitoria fairchildiana Howard (Fabaceae) is a rustic and rapidly growing species with a broad leafy crown. This species naturally occurs in secondary forest of the Amazon region. In Brazil, this plant is also used in landscaping of streets, squares, roads and parking lots. This study identified a lepidopteran defoliator of C. fairchildiana at the Federal University of Viçosa in Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. This species was identified as Hyperchiria incisa incisa Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Hemileucinae). Larvae of this insect are yellowish-brown at early instars and pale green in the last ones with its body almost completely covered with stinging spines at all stages. Hyperchiria incisa incisa should be included in pest monitoring programs of C. fairchildiana.
caterpillar
herbivory
pest Management
urban afforestation
