Parasa lepida (Cramer)

Taxonomic position

Insecta: Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea: Limacodidae: Limaconinae

Common names

Nettle caterpillar, blue-striped nettle grub

Habitat / Crop(s) damaged

Coffee, tea, cocoa, coconut, oil palm, rambutan, banana, mango, pomegranate, pepper, castor, rose, Aleurites montana, Artocarpus hirsuta, Borassus flabellifer, Cassia fistula, Dimocarpus longan, Ficus benghalensis, benjamina, carica, Terminalia catappa, etc.

Pest status

Minor.

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