| Turntail
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Namibian
crop pests # 102
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| Eutelia polychorda |
Order: Lepidoptera |
Family: Noctuidae |
Eutelia polychorda Hampson, 1902 (Noctuidae)
Identification by Ole Karsholt, ZMUC, DK
(Note, June 2003: Species No. 97 and No. 102 turned
out to be the same species, Eutelia polychorda)
Five colour forms of caterpillars
Red striped form of caterpillar
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Another red striped form,
note the dark red spot
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The green form of the caterpillar
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Imago, dark form
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Imago, variegated form
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Imago, red-brown with many lines
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Common names:
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No vernacular names were recorded. |
Pest status:
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The pest status is unknown. |
Distribution:
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Expected to be widespread in mopane
veld. The museum site has a description of a serious defoliation by the
same or a similar species in Etosha Game Park in 1997. |
Description:
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Control:
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No control is recommended until the pest status is known |
Other notes:
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This large sample of caterpillars was brought in by the research technician,
Mr. S. T. Ekandjo, the Farming Systems Research Unit. They were collected
on mopane trees at Onaholongo village, Omusati region, on 5 February 2001.
After the photo session, the caterpillars went into the soil to pupate.
They hatched in large numbers 10 days later. |
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