Thiacidas postica Walker
Taxonomic position
Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Noctuidae
Common name
Ber grey hairy caterpillar
Habitat / Crop(s) damaged
Ber.
Diagnosis
Greyish caterpillars with tufts of long white hairs, found in aggregations on ber (Ziziphus mauritiana).
Pest status
A common pest of ber, occasionally serious.
Images
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