PESTS OF SORGHUM :: Minor Pests :: Slug Caterpiller
13. Slug caterpillar: Thosea apierens (Cochlididae: Lepidoptera)
Damage symptoms: Irregular feeding and defoliation are the symptoms of attack.
Bionomics: It is a brown stout moth with a pair of white bands on forewings. Larva is green with stinging hairs.
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