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

2. Hairy caterpillar - Argina syringa Cl and A. cribraria (Hypsidae: Lepidoptera)

Damage

• They cause defoliation in early stages and bore in to capsules in the later stages
Bionomics

• A. cribraria - Adult is yellowish brown with black spots.
  
• Larva is hairy caterpillar with black transverse markings and white spots.
  
• A. syringa - Adult has reddish brown forewings with black spots.
  
• Larva is similar to that of A. cribraria but has reddish markings laterally.