a)         Lepidopterans                 2. Tobacco caterpillar: Spodoptera litura Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)        3. Gram pod borer: Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)    BACK

 

1.         Cabbage semi-looper (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

 

Species complex

i) Trichoplusia ni F.

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ii) T. orichalcea F.

Text Box: Trichoplusia orichalcea

 

 

 


 

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Distribution: North-Western India

Host range: Potato, cabbage, cauliflower and other winter vegetables

 Nature of damage and symptoms:

Text Box: Trichoplusia ni

 Larvae cause the damage by biting round holes into the leaves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identification:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

              

 

 

 

                            

Larvae of semi-lopper

 

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