First instars are 1.1 to 4 mm in length, yellowish to yellowish green in colour with a yellowish-brown head.Final instars reach 23.3-35.6 mm in the final instar and
are greenish, pinkish or reddish coloured with dorsal and lateral whitish bands and a brown head. The body usually bears numerous black microspines.
Spherical with a flattened base, 0.5-0.6 mm in width.Initially whitish-yellow in colour, becoming grey with age.Laid blossoms, fruit and terminal growth points.
A wide range of crops including cotton, tobacco, soybean, cabbage, pepper, squash and tomato.
Early instars usually feed on young leaves and plant tissue while later instars often feed on fruit, buds and blossoms. Loss of terminal buds can cause distortions in
growth and cotton bracts attacked are often shed.
