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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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#12713286

4 September 2025

Housefly larvae, or maggots, are seen on rotten potatoes in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 1, 2025. Flies are drawn to decaying organic matter such as spoiled vegetables, where they lay eggs. The eggs hatch into maggots that feed on the decay and can carry pathogens, before pupating and developing into adult flies.

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#12713287

4 September 2025

Housefly larvae, or maggots, are seen on rotten potatoes in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 1, 2025. Flies are drawn to decaying organic matter such as spoiled vegetables, where they lay eggs. The eggs hatch into maggots that feed on the decay and can carry pathogens, before pupating and developing into adult flies.

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#12711347

3 September 2025

In Saquarema, Brazil, on September 3, 2025, the caterpillar of the butterfly commonly known in Brazil as ''Curuquere-da-Couve'' (Ascia monuste orseis) is one of the main agricultural pests that attack leafy vegetables such as kale, spinach, and mustard. In its larval stage, the caterpillar rapidly consumes the leaves until it reaches the pupa stage. In this image, a kale leaf is being attacked by the Ascia monuste orseis caterpillar.

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#12711351

3 September 2025

In Saquarema, Brazil, on September 3, 2025, the caterpillar of the butterfly commonly known in Brazil as ''Curuquere-da-Couve'' (Ascia monuste orseis) is one of the main agricultural pests that attack leafy vegetables such as kale, spinach, and mustard. In its larval stage, the caterpillar rapidly consumes the leaves until it reaches the pupa stage. In this image, a kale leaf is being attacked by the Ascia monuste orseis caterpillar.

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#12711352

3 September 2025

In Saquarema, Brazil, on September 3, 2025, the caterpillar of the butterfly commonly known in Brazil as ''Curuquere-da-Couve'' (Ascia monuste orseis) is one of the main agricultural pests that attack leafy vegetables such as kale, spinach, and mustard. In its larval stage, the caterpillar rapidly consumes the leaves until it reaches the pupa stage. In this image, a kale leaf is being attacked by the Ascia monuste orseis caterpillar.

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#12521510

1 July 2025

A Mexican bean beetle pupa is seen on the underside of a leaf at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 1, 2025. The bright yellow, oval-shaped, soft-bodied larvae are covered with small black fuzzy spines and feed between the veins, removing the lower epidermis of the leaf. The upper epidermis dies, resulting in a transparent, lacy appearance. Damaged tissue falls out, and skeletonized leaves may curl and drop.

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#12521513

1 July 2025

A Mexican bean beetle pupa is seen on the underside of a leaf at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 1, 2025. The bright yellow, oval-shaped, soft-bodied larvae are covered with small black fuzzy spines and feed between the veins, removing the lower epidermis of the leaf. The upper epidermis dies, resulting in a transparent, lacy appearance. Damaged tissue falls out, and skeletonized leaves may curl and drop.

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#12521516

1 July 2025

A Mexican bean beetle pupa is seen on the underside of a leaf at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 1, 2025. The bright yellow, oval-shaped, soft-bodied larvae are covered with small black fuzzy spines and feed between the veins, removing the lower epidermis of the leaf. The upper epidermis dies, resulting in a transparent, lacy appearance. Damaged tissue falls out, and skeletonized leaves may curl and drop.

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#12521517

1 July 2025

A Mexican bean beetle pupa is seen on the underside of a leaf at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 1, 2025. The bright yellow, oval-shaped, soft-bodied larvae are covered with small black fuzzy spines and feed between the veins, removing the lower epidermis of the leaf. The upper epidermis dies, resulting in a transparent, lacy appearance. Damaged tissue falls out, and skeletonized leaves may curl and drop.

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#12521519

1 July 2025

A Mexican bean beetle pupa is seen on the underside of a leaf at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 1, 2025. The bright yellow, oval-shaped, soft-bodied larvae are covered with small black fuzzy spines and feed between the veins, removing the lower epidermis of the leaf. The upper epidermis dies, resulting in a transparent, lacy appearance. Damaged tissue falls out, and skeletonized leaves may curl and drop.

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