Earias vittella,[1] an Asian "spotted bollworm", is a moth species in the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. Most records are from Asia, Australia and certain Pacific islands.[2]

Earias vittella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Earias
Species:
E. vittella
Binomial name
Earias vittella
Fabricius, 1794
Synonyms
  • Earias fabia (Cramer, 1781)
  • Earias huegeli Rogenhofer, 1870
  • Earias vitella Sherborn, 1902

References

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  1. ^ Fabricius JC (1794) Entomologia Systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adjectis synonymis, Locis, descriptionibus, Observationibus.
  2. ^ GBIF: Earias vittella Fabricius, 1794 (retrieved 23 May 2020)
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