They are medium sized moths with stoutly built body.
Larva resembles the slug. Larva is thick, short, fleshy and stout. Larval head is small and
retractile. Thorocic legs are minute. Abdominal segmentation is indistinct.
Prolegs are absent. Poisonous urticating hairs are present on the body.
Pupal cocoon is hemispherical with urticating hairs.
e.g. Castor slug caterpillar
Latoia lepida .
9. CRAMBIDAE (Grass moths)
Labial palps are extended.
Forewings are narrow and elongated. At rest they are wrapped around the body.
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Larva bores into root, stem or crown of graminaceous plants.
