Damage by the cabbage webworm(Hellula undalis) as stemborer on a kale plant (c) A. M. Varela, icipe
Moth of the cabbage webworm(Hellula undalis. Moths are greyish-brown with pale dusky hindwings; each forewing has as stemborer on a prominent black spot and zigzagging, light brown lines, central band between lines sometimes filled with darker brown scales. Wingspan about 1.2 cm. (c) A. M. Varela, icipe
Cabbage webworm caterpillar(Hellula undalis) and damage on a kale leaf. (c) A. M. Varela, icipe
Caterpillars are 1.5 cm when fully-grown, creamy-white in colour with brown stripes along the body and a brown head. Caterpillars feed on leaves, petioles, growing points, and stems.
