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Blue Striped Nettle Grub

Parasa lepida

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Blue Striped Nettle Grub is a moth of the Limacodidae family.The larvae are considered pests and have been recorded from coffee, coconut, oil palm, cocoa, tea and mango.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago
blue-striped nettle grub
Parasa sp. http://www.pestchronicles.com/insect-pests/pest-caterpillar-parasa-lepida/


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7 Comments

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

A beautiful caterpillar....

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Great shot!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

Very cool!

Uday
Uday 11 years ago

wonderful!
here is my spotting
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/136...

nexttogone
nexttogone 11 years ago

Wicked find and a great shot!

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Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Awesome!

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Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thank you Nuwan for the id !

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Atul
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Atul

Alibag, Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Aug 27, 2012
Submitted on Aug 27, 2012

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