A network that helps people worldwide obtain rapid advice and information on crop protection, including the identification and management of plant pests.
PestNet is a network that helps people worldwide obtain rapid advice and information on crop protection, including the identification and management of plant pests. It started in 1999. Anyone with an interest in plant protection is welcome to join. PestNet is free and is moderated, ensuring that messages are confined to plant protection.
July 2017. A caterpillar on Melaleuca cajuputi, Soc Trang Province (Mekong River delta), Vietnam sent for identification.
A member wrote:
The larva looks like a species of nolid (family Nolidae) with the swollen thorax, but the adult looks like a species in the genus Targella(Noctuidae: Euteliinae, sometimes raised to full family status as Euteliidae). Targalla delatrixis a possibility, but it is more normally found on Syzygium or Eugenia.
