Summary ⁴

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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1. (c) Vikas Madhav Nagarajan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Vikas Madhav Nagarajan
2. Forest & Kim Starr, U.S. Geological Survey, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Achaea_janata_5172035.jpg
3. (c) Suhel Quader, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Suhel Quader
4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaea_janata

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