PESTS OF RICE (BORERS AND FOLIAGE FEEDERS) :: Major Pests :: Rice Skipper
6. Rice skipper: Pelopidas mathias (Hesperiidae: Lepidoptera)
Distribution and status: India, South East Asia, China, Africa
Host range: Rice, Sugarcane
Damage symptoms: Edges of the leaves are fastened with webbing. Backward rolling of leaves, feeding from margin inwards are symptoms of damage.
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Bionomics: Adult butterfly has brown coloured wings and curved antennae. Eggs are laid singly on the leaf blades. Larva is pale green with constricted neck.
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