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#13105699

17 December 2025

A larva of the common crow butterfly (Euploea core) feeds on leaves at Tehatta in India's West Bengal state on December 17, 2025. The caterpillar, known to feed on toxic host plants, is a pest that can cause defoliation of several plant families.

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#13105700

17 December 2025

A larva of the common crow butterfly (Euploea core) feeds on leaves at Tehatta in India's West Bengal state on December 17, 2025. The caterpillar, known to feed on toxic host plants, is a pest that can cause defoliation of several plant families.

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#13105702

17 December 2025

A larva of the common crow butterfly (Euploea core) feeds on leaves at Tehatta in India's West Bengal state on December 17, 2025. The caterpillar, known to feed on toxic host plants, is a pest that can cause defoliation of several plant families.

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#13105707

17 December 2025

A larva of the common crow butterfly (Euploea core) feeds on leaves at Tehatta in India's West Bengal state on December 17, 2025. The caterpillar, known to feed on toxic host plants, is a pest that can cause defoliation of several plant families.

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#13105708

17 December 2025

A larva of the common crow butterfly (Euploea core) feeds on leaves at Tehatta in India's West Bengal state on December 17, 2025. The caterpillar, known to feed on toxic host plants, is a pest that can cause defoliation of several plant families.

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#13105710

17 December 2025

A larva of the common crow butterfly (Euploea core) feeds on leaves at Tehatta in India's West Bengal state on December 17, 2025. The caterpillar, known to feed on toxic host plants, is a pest that can cause defoliation of several plant families.

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#13084739

11 December 2025

Aphids infest the flowers and other parts of a brinjal (eggplant) plant in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 30, 2025. Brinjal crops are vulnerable to pests including shoot and fruit borers, whiteflies, leafhoppers, mites and Epilachna beetles, as well as the lily moth caterpillar, which can cause defoliation and yield loss.

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#13084743

11 December 2025

Aphids infest the flowers and other parts of a brinjal (eggplant) plant in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 30, 2025. Brinjal crops are vulnerable to pests including shoot and fruit borers, whiteflies, leafhoppers, mites and Epilachna beetles, as well as the lily moth caterpillar, which can cause defoliation and yield loss.

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#13084744

11 December 2025

Aphids infest the flowers and other parts of a brinjal (eggplant) plant in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 30, 2025. Brinjal crops are vulnerable to pests including shoot and fruit borers, whiteflies, leafhoppers, mites and Epilachna beetles, as well as the lily moth caterpillar, which can cause defoliation and yield loss.

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#13084748

11 December 2025

Aphids infest the flowers and other parts of a brinjal (eggplant) plant in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 30, 2025. Brinjal crops are vulnerable to pests including shoot and fruit borers, whiteflies, leafhoppers, mites and Epilachna beetles, as well as the lily moth caterpillar, which can cause defoliation and yield loss.

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#13084752

11 December 2025

Aphids infest the flowers and other parts of a brinjal (eggplant) plant in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 30, 2025. Brinjal crops are vulnerable to pests including shoot and fruit borers, whiteflies, leafhoppers, mites and Epilachna beetles, as well as the lily moth caterpillar, which can cause defoliation and yield loss.

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#13084753

11 December 2025

Aphids infest the flowers and other parts of a brinjal (eggplant) plant in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 30, 2025. Brinjal crops are vulnerable to pests including shoot and fruit borers, whiteflies, leafhoppers, mites and Epilachna beetles, as well as the lily moth caterpillar, which can cause defoliation and yield loss.

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#12786081

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12786082

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12786083

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12786084

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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