The Caterpillars are yellow, with five dim longitudinal lines. The Caterpillars grow to a length of about 2.5 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Department d'Agricultura, Ramdeira, y Pesca,
Generalitat de Catalunya, Spain)

They pupate in their burrow, in a stem of their food plant.

   
(Photos: courtesy of K.E. Mueller, International Rice Research Institute,
Los Banos, Philippines)

The adult moths have pale yellow forewings, each with one or more dark spots. The hindwings are white. The moths have a wingspan of about 2.5 cms. The female moths are somewhat larger than the males.

(Photo: courtesy of K.E. Mueller, International Rice Research Institute,
Los Banos, Philippines)

Eggs are pale yellow, and laid in masses of about 100.

The species occurs throughout south-east Asia, including :

Control of the pest is being attempted using :

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pp. 66, 351.

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