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

1. Green looper

1. Green looper - Synegia sp (Geometridae: Lepidoptera)

Damage

• The caterpillar feeds on leaves causing severe defoliation.
Bionomics

• The adult is yellow and orange spotted moth.
  
• It lays eggs singly on leaves.
  
• The larva is dark green grows to a length of 25 mm.
  
• It pupates in leaf fold. Life cycle is completed in 25-30 days.