The wingspan of the adult is 21 mm. Palpi pinkish. Head and thorax pale greenish. Forewings pale green with two reddish-brown specks towards the end of the cell. Basal part of costa suffused with pinkish yellow. There is a brownish irregular marginal band with a yellowish inner edge. Abdomen and hindwings pure white.[6] The caterpillar is pale pinkish brown with olive-green speckles. Anterior tubercles are orange colored and the later are pinkish brown. There are jet-black spots above the spiracles.[7]
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Populations and host-plant preferences of Earias spp. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in East Africa
May 04, 2024
earias, cupreoviridis, called, cupreous, bollworm, larva, moth, family, nolidae, species, first, described, francis, walker, 1862, found, african, countries, like, botswana, democratic, republic, congo, eritrea, ethiopia, gambia, kenya, nigeria, sierra, leone,. Earias cupreoviridis called the cupreous bollworm as a larva is a moth of the family Nolidae The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1862 1 It is found in African countries like Botswana the Democratic Republic of the Congo Eritrea Ethiopia the Gambia Kenya Nigeria Sierra Leone South Africa Togo Uganda Zimbabwe 2 to Asian countries like India Sri Lanka 3 China Japan 4 Korea Philippines Indonesia and Hong Kong 5 Earias cupreoviridis Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Superfamily Noctuoidea Family Nolidae Genus Earias Species E cupreoviridis Binomial name Earias cupreoviridis Walker 1862 Synonyms Xanthoptera cupreoviridis Walker 1862 Earias chromataria Walker 1863 Earias fulvidana Wallengren 1863 Eariasxe fervida Walker 1866 Earias limbana Snellen 1879 Earias cupreoviridis decolorata Warren 1913 Earias cupreoviridis Walker Kobes 1997Description editThe wingspan of the adult is 21 mm Palpi pinkish Head and thorax pale greenish Forewings pale green with two reddish brown specks towards the end of the cell Basal part of costa suffused with pinkish yellow There is a brownish irregular marginal band with a yellowish inner edge Abdomen and hindwings pure white 6 The caterpillar is pale pinkish brown with olive green speckles Anterior tubercles are orange colored and the later are pinkish brown There are jet black spots above the spiracles 7 Larval food plants are Abelmoschus esculentus Diospyros Gossypium Grewia tiliaefolia Corchorus Hibiscus Kydia calycina Malvastrum coromandelianum Oryza sativa and Sida cordifolia 2 References edit Species Details Earias cupreoviridis Walker 1862 Catalogue of Life Retrieved 12 November 2018 a b Earias cupreoviridis Walker 1862 African Moths Retrieved 12 November 2018 Kocak Ahmet Omer Kemal Muhabbet 20 February 2012 Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka Cesa News 79 Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara 1 57 via Academia ワタリンガ Earias cupreoviridis Walker 1862 Digital Moths of Japan Retrieved 12 November 2018 The Chloephorinae Sarrothripini Lepidoptera Nolidae of Papua Indonesia Papua Insects nl The Papua Insects Foundation Retrieved 12 November 2018 Earias cupreoviridis description India Biodiversity Portal Retrieved 12 November 2018 Earias cupreoviridis Walker The Moths of Borneo Retrieved 12 November 2018 External links editPopulations and host plant preferences of Earias spp Lepidoptera Noctuidae in East Africa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Earias cupreoviridis amp oldid 1131309552, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
