Earias perhuegeli
| Earias perhuegeli | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Genus: | Earias |
| Species: | E. perhuegeli |
| Binomial name | |
| Earias perhuegeli Holloway, 1977 | |
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The Rough Bollworm (Earias perhuegeli) is a moth of the Nolidae family. It is found in the northern two-thirds of Australia and several islands in the South Pacific.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. [1] The larvae feed on Gossypium australe, Gossypium populifolium, Abutilon otocarpum, Abelmoschus ficulneus, Hibiscus trionum, Hibiscus panduriformis, Alyogyne hakeifolia and Adansonia gregorii, and are considered a pest of Gossypium hirsutum.
References
- ↑ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley. "Earias perhuegeli". Butterfly House.
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