Hairy caterpillar, Amata passalis

This is a common hairy caterpillar on banana foliage and causes skeletonization and drying of leaves. The damage is negligible.

1 Adult moth laying eggs on banana leaf	2 Larva on banana leaf	3 Larva feeding on banana leaf	4 Larva feeding on banana leaf
5 Larva on banana leaf	6 Larva feeding on banana leaf	7 Larva feeding on banana leaf	8 Pupa of A. passalis
9 Adult moth resting on banana	10 Adult moth ovipositing on banana	11 Telenomus sp., an egg parasitoid of Amata passalis	12 Telenomus sp., an egg parasitoid of Amata passalis
13 Larva parasitized by Glyptapanteles sp. (Braconidae), a gregarious parasitoid	14 Larva parasitized by Glyptapanteles sp.	15 Glyptapanteles sp. (Braconidae), a gregarious larval parasitoid of Amata passalis	16 Pupa of Brachymeria lasus, a pupal parasitoid
17 Adult of Brachymeria lasus, a pupal parasitoid of Amata passalis	18 Adult of Brachymeria lasus, a common pupal parasitoid of Amata passalis	19 Adult of Brachymeria lasus, a common pupal parasitoid of A. passalis	20 Tachinid parasitoid of Amata passalis infesting banana