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Earias biplaga

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Earias biplaga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Subfamily: Eariadinae
Genus: Earias
Species: E. biplaga
Binomial name
Earias biplaga
Walker, 1866
Synonyms
  • Earias citrina Saalmüller, 1884
  • Earias crocea Mabille, 1900
  • Earias fuscoliliana Snellen, 1872
  • Earias maculana Snellen, 1872
  • Earias plaga Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874

Earias biplaga, the spiny bollworm, is a moth in the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found throughout subtropical Africa including Atlantic and Indian Ocean islands.

Their length is about 10–12 mm, wingspan about 18–25 mm and it is characterised by a dark purplish-brown terminal fringe on the forewing.

The larvae feed on species of Fabaceae and Malvaceae. It is considered as a pest to cotton and cacao.

References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Earias biplaga Walker, 1866". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  2. "Spiny bollworm (Earias biplaga)". Plantwise Knowledge Bank. Plantwise. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  3. "74.0121 [B&F: 2419] Spiny Bollworm (Earias biplaga) (Walker, 1866)". Hantsmoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.

External links

Media related to Earias biplaga at Wikimedia Commons

Taxon identifiers
Earias biplaga


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