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  • Castor Semi-looper, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Shipher (士緯) Wu (吳), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

  • Castor Semi-looper, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Aalbert Rebergen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Castor Semi-looper, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) 古國順, all rights reserved

  • Castor Semi-looper, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Kit Law, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Castor Semi-looper, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Kit Law, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Castor Semi-looper, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Kit Law, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Castor Semi-looper

Achaea janata

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Insects
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About

Achaea janata, the castor semi-looper or croton caterpillar, is an erebid moth, the caterpillars of which are termed 'semi-loopers' due to their mode of locomotion. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics and subtropics, extending south to New Zealand and east through the Pacific archipelagoes to Easter Island. It is a major pest of castor throughout the world.

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