Banana skipper butterfly

Photo by Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org

also known as banana leafroller found in South East Asia, Papua New Guinea and Pacific brown butterfly with three yellow-white areas on wings eggs on lower leaf surfaces larvae covered by white powder caterpillars eat leaves and cause rolling affects bunch size

High priority pest of: Bananas

Scientific name: Erionota thrax
EPPRD Category: 4
Life Form: Butterflies & moths (LEPIDOPTERA)

Pest Documents

FS: fact sheet

CP: contingency plan

DP: diagnostic protocol