Hairy caterpillar, Olene mendosa

Olene mendosa is a common pest of banana foliage and its infestation is usually confined to localized patches.

1 Larva feeding on banana leaf	2 Egg mass	3 Egg mass	4 Larva on banana leaf
5 Larva on banana	6 Larva on banana	7 Larva	8 Larva on banana
9 Larva of Olene mendosa on banana	10 Larva of Olene mendosa feeding on banana leaf	11 Larva of Olene mendosa feeding on banana leaf	12 Larva of Olene mendosa feeding on banana leaf
13 Larvae of Olene mendosa feeding on banana leaf	14 Larva of Olene mendosa feeding on banana flower	15 Larva of Olene mendosa feeding on banana flower	16 Larva of Olene mendosa feeding on banana flower
17 Larva of Olene mendosa feeding on banana flower	18 Larva of Olene mendosa feeding on banana flower	19	20 Fruit damage caused by Olene mendosa
21 Fruit damage caused by Olene mendosa	22 Fruit damage caused by Olene mendosa	23 Fruit damage caused by Olene mendosa	24 Fruit damage caused by Olene mendosa
25 Fruit damage caused by Olene mendosa	26 Fruit damage caused by Olene mendosa	27 Fruit damage caused by Olene mendosa	28 Olene mendosa - pupa
29 Olene mendosa - pupa	30 Olene mendosa - pupa	31 Adult moth	32 Olene mendosa - adult
33 Olene mendosa - adult	34 Olene mendosa - adult	35 Olene mendosa - adult	36 Adult moth
37 Adult moth	38 Adult moth	39 Larva of unidentified tachinid parasitoid of Olene mendosa	40 Puparium of tachinid larval parasitoid of Olene mendosa
41 Puparia of tachinid larval parasitoid of Olene mendosa	42 Puparia of tachinid parasitoid of Olene mendosa	43 Tachinid larval parasitoid of Olene mendosa	44 Tachinid larval parasitoid of Olene mendosa
45 Brachymeria sp., a common pupal parasitoid of Olene mendosa	46 Brachymeria sp., a common pupal parasitoid of Olene mendosa

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