Learn about the pests that damage safflower and its control. 1. Safflower Caterpillar, Perigaea Capensis (Guenee) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): It is a serious pest of safflower throughout India. The adult is a dark-brown medium-sized moth with white wavy markings on the forewings. The full grown caterpillar is about 25 mm long, smooth, greenish with purple markings […]