Tobacco Caterpillar
Catalogue Type
Plant Pests Catalogue
Scientific Name
Spodoptera litura Fabricius
Family
Noctuidae
Distinguishing Characters
Spodoptera litura (taro caterpillar):-forewings grey to reddish-brown with a strongly variegated pattern and paler lines along the veins.
caterpillar); larva hairless, variable in colour sides of body with dark and light longitudinal bands.
caterpillar); larva hairless, variable in colour sides of body with dark and light longitudinal bands.
Host Crop
Colocasia esculenta, cotton, flax, groundnuts, jute, lucerne, maize, rice, soyabeans, tea, tobacco, vegetables
Order
Lepidoptera
Photo of Insect
Photo of Damaged Crop
