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PESTS OF COTTON :: Minor Pests :: Semiloopers


10. Semiloopers

 

Distribution and status: India, Africa, Asia & Australia.

 

Host range: Cotton, tomato, bhendi and other malvaceous plants.

 

 

Early instar   

Late instar

Adult

Anomis flava

 

Semiloopers

Anomis flava
Noctuidae

Xanthodes graelsi
Noctuidae

Tarache nitidula Noctuidae

Damage

Defoliation

Defoliation

Defoliation

Larva

Green with five longitudinal white stripes and red prolegs

Green with horseshoe markings and warts

Dark brown

Pupa

Leaf folds

In soil among the dry leaves

In leaf

Adult

Reddish brown wings with markings

Bright lemon yellow forewing with
a lunar streak

Bright white wings with dark markings

 

Tarache nitudula