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) Pericallia-egg Olepa ricini egg (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 Olepa-ricini (2) Olepa ricini, adult Olepa-ricini (1) Olepa ricini, adult
hc-par Parasitized larva hc-parasitoids Parasitized larva olepa DSC 1854 Parasitized larva
DSC 1865 Parasitized larva parasitized-larva1 Parasitized larva 3 Parasitoid larva emerging from Olepa ricini larva 2 Parasitized larva with the cocoons of the parasitoid
Ex-Olepa-banana (1) Cocoons of the parasitoid of Olepa ricini Glyptapanteles-ex-olepa Glyptapanteles sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of Olepa ricini Glyptapanteles-ex-Olepa-banana Glyptapanteles sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of Olepa ricini