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

1. Wild silk worm

1. Wild silk worm - Opcinara varians Wlk. (Bombycidae: Lepidoptera)

Damage

• The caterpillar defoliates the trees.
Bionomics

• The adult moth is pale whitish.
  
• The full-grown larvae are smooth, pale grey in colour measuring 30 mm long.