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Pests of Mango :: Major Pests :: Leaf Caterpillar


 

10. Leaf caterpillar: Bombotelia jacosatrix (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)
        
Larvae feeds on tender leaves causing defoliation. Larva is smooth with pink spots on the body. Pupation takes place in soil and adult moth is dark brown with lower half of the hind wings white.