Earias fabia, called the cotton spotted bollworm as a larva, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1781. It is sometimes included in the species Earias vittella.

Earias fabia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Subfamily: Eariadinae
Genus: Earias
Species:
E. fabia
Binomial name
Earias fabia
Stoll, 1781

Larval food plants are Gossypium hirsutum, Abelmoschus esculentus, Urena lobata, Brassica oleracea and Zea mays.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Redescription of spotted bollworm Earias fabia Stoll (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) from Pakistan with special reference to its genitalia, life cycle, nature of damage and control". CABI. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Feeding Responses of the Cotton Spotted Bollworm, Earias fabia Stoll (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Relation to its Establishment on Various Plants". Applied Entomology and Zoology. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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