Insect Pests of Fruit, Plantation, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops (2+1)

2.Bark caterpillar

2.Bark caterpillar-Indarbela tetraonis Moore and L.quadrinotata Wlk. (Metarbelidae : Lepidoptera )

Damage

• The larva chews out the bark resulting zig-zag galleries and silken webbed masses comprising of chewed materials and excreta.
Bionomics

• Adult moth is pale brown with fore wings having brown spots and streaks and white hind wings.
  
• The larva is 40-45 mm long, stout and dirty brown in colour.