Hairy caterpillar, Olepa ricini

Olepa ricini is one of the most common pests of banana foliage and feeds on a variety of host plants.
DSC 1836 Early stage larvae on banana causing skeletonization of leaf Pericallia-eggs (1) Eggs of Olepe ricini on banana Pericallia-eggs (2) Eggs (magnified) DSC 1838 Early stage larvae on banana causing skeletonization of leaf
DSC 1837 Early stage larvae on banana causing skeletonization of leaf Leaf skelerotization Leaf sclerotization due to feeding DSC 1852 Early stage larva on banana DSC 1853 Early stage larva on banana
DSC 1859 Early stage larva on banana olepa-larva-feeding-on-banana Larva on banana leaf DSC 1866 Larva feeding on banana leaf olepa-larva Larva feeding on banana
pericallia pupa Pupa hc-par Parasitized larva hc-parasitoids Parasitized larva olepa
DSC 1854 Parasitized larva DSC 1865 Parasitized larva parasitized-larva1 Parasitized larva