Moth

My Observations

Caterpillar

01-11-1991 – Found the caterpillars in Olea plant.

Eats the leaf of the same plant

The caterpillars leaves in webs like spider

Usually the caterpillars moults.

The moulted skin was there in the web

Black in colour with yellow spots and white hairs 
in the body

Totally seven segments

Three pair of legs with sharp nails in the first three 
segments after the head

Third segments from the back there is a pair of suckers

Pupa

07-11- 1991 – Halfwhite in colour

Large spots are yellow in colour and small 

spots black

Hanging on a web connected from a leaf

Sways when touched

12-11-1991 -  Changes in the colour of the pupa slightly

Become slight brown and shiny like polished

The Eye spot projected outward

19-11-1991 -  Emerged at 7.15 AM

Female is large in size

Usually mating while minutes after emerging

White in colour with black spots

                      Flickering style of flight

Host Plant

Olea dioica Roxb.

Genus: Olea subgenus: Tetrapilus
Family: Oleaceae tribe: Oleeae. 

Habit :              Trees up to 15 m tall.

Trunk & Bark :          Bark brownish, rough; blaze pale brown.

Vernacular names : Malayalam: Edana; Etala; Irippa