ORNAMENTAL PLANTS :: PEST :: CASTOR HAIRY CATERPILLAR

4. Castor hairy caterpillar: Euproctis lunata (Lymantriidae: Lepidoptera)

Host range: Lagerstoemia india, Punica granatum, Hibiscus rosasinensis. Young larvae eat the leaf margins of the host plants. Full grown larvae feed on the entire leaf lamina.