BETELVINE :: MINOR PEST :: GREEN LOOPER

7. Green looper: Synegia sp. (Geometridae: Lepidoptera)
Damage symptoms :  The caterpillar feeds on leaves causing severe defoliation.
Bionomics : The adult is yellow and orange spotted moth. It lays eggs singly on leaves. The larva is dark green and grows to a length of 25 mm. It pupates in leaf fold. Life cycle completed in 25 - 30 days.