Tea tortix: Homona coffearia
Symptoms of damage:

• Caterpillars make leaf nests by webbing the leaves using silken threads
• Feed from inside the leaf nest.
• Young larvae prefer tender leaves
• Older larvae are seen in mature leaves.

Identification of the pest: 

• Larva - green in colour
• Pupae - initially green colour and turns to reddish brown
• Adult - brown coloured and bell shaped in outline.

Management:

• Spray chlorpyriphos or fenitrothion 2 ml/lit.