Earias perhuegeli

Earias perhuegeli
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
Synonyms
  • Earias huegeliana

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

  1. Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley. "Earias perhuegeli". Butterfly House.
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