Parasa sp.
Taxonomic position
Insecta: Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea: Limacodidae: Limaconinae
Common names
Nettle caterpillar, blue-striped nettle grub
Habitat / Crop(s) damaged
Coffee, coconut, tea, mango, cocoa, oil palm, rambutan, banana, pepper, pomegranate, castor, Aleurites montana, Artocarpus hirsuta, Borassus flabellifer,
Cassia fistula, Dimocarpus longan, Ficus benghalensis, benjamina, carica, racemosa, Terminalia catappa, etc.
Pest status
Minor.
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