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

1. Bark caterpillar

1. Bark caterpillar-Aehterastic circulata Meyr.(Hyponomeutidae: Lepidoptera)

Damage

• The caterpillar usually feeds on the dead bark.
  
• It becomes troublesome when it happens to feed on the renewing bark.
Bionomics

• The adult moth is small white and black spotted.
  
• It lays the eggs on the barks.
  
• The larva is small, bright red and flat.
  
• The larva feeds under a web on the bark.
  
• The larval duration is about 3 weeks.
  
• It pupates under a piece of bark in web for about 10 days.