Hairy caterpillar: Metanastria hytaca
Symptoms of damage:
- Caterpillars feed on leaves
- Defoliation
Identification of pest:
- Larva – yellowish brown with black spots and long lateral tufts of hairs
- Adults: Greyish head and thorax and whitish abdomen.
- Forewings are reddish brown spot ringed with white
- Hind wings are white.
Symptoms of damage:
- Caterpillars feed on leaves
- Defoliation
Identification of pest:
- Larva – yellowish brown with black spots and long lateral tufts of hairs
- Adults: Greyish head and thorax and whitish abdomen.
- Forewings are reddish brown spot ringed with white
- Hind wings are white.
Source-
- TamilNadu Agritech Portal
