• Defoliation

Identification of the pest

• Caterpillar - fleshy and slug like, greenish body with white lines
• Four rows of spiny tipped red or black which causes irritation and pain due to glandular secretion.
• Adult - green wings with prominent dark patch at the base of each forewing.

Adult

Management

• Collect the infested leaves along with caterpillars and destroy.

Larva