| Feeding frenzy! The 3rd instar caterpillars feed together on a leave and can defoliate a plant quite rapidly. The caterpillars are a dirty yellow with long hairs. |
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| Another shot of the caterpillars eating in a group. As they are distaseful to birds, they do not bother to conceal themselves and feed round the clock. Their natural enemies are parasitic flies and wasps and the mortality rate can be high at times. |  |
