The pupal stage is slightly larger, with longer wing pads and larger eyes. It is yellowish and then darkens with age. The antennae are bent backward over the head in the pupal stage. The prepupal and pupal stages do not feed. The adult s head and thorax darken to black while the abdomen changes from yellow, yellow-red, brown, and black.
Cool temperatures retard the color changes.
The legs remain a light yellow. The antenna has eight segments. In Palestine, it is reported on oranges and on Garcinia mangostana in Ceylon. This thrips feeds primarily on the foliage of ornamental plants. It attacks the lower surface first and, as feeding progresses and the population increases, the thrips move to the upper surface.