Caterpillar species to be identified in 10 days

Attack of the caterpillars: Close-up of the black caterpillars that invaded Kampung Tepi Laut, Mukim Tebengau in Kuala Kedah, Kedah.

ALOR SETAR: It will take at least another 10 days before the species of the caterpillars which invaded a village in Kuala Kedah can be identified.

Authorities have to wait until the samples of the black caterpillars, collected from Kampung Tepi Laut in Mukim Tebengau, transform into adult butterflies or moths to correctly identify the species.