Aloa albistriga Walker
(=Amsacta albistriga (Walker))

Taxonomic position

Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Erebidae: Arctiinae

Common name

Red hairy caterpillar

Habitat / Crop(s) damaged

Highly polyphagous and feeds on almost all green vegetation. Major hosts include groundnut, cashew, castor, cucurbits, pigeonpea, other pulses, millets, Calotropis gigantea, etc.

Pest status

Aloa albistriga is a major pest of groundnut in many parts of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

For more details see http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/occpapers/367/index.pdf.

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