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

3. Leaf butterfly

3. Leaf butterfly - Tarucus theophrastus Fab. (Lycaenidae: Lepidoptera)

Damage

• The caterpillar feeds on the leaves.
Bionomics

• The adult butterfly is blue in colour.
  
• The caterpillar is small, fleshy green, EP: 3-5; LP; 15 and PP: 5-7 days.