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Eriobotrya
''Eriobotrya'' is a genus of flowering plants, mostly large evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosaceae, native to woodland in the Himalayas and East Asia. The loquat, ''E. japonica'', is grown for its edible fruit. ''Eriobotrya'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including ''Hypercompe hambletoni ''Hypercompe hambletoni'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by William Schaus in 1938. It is found in Brazil. Larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Bidens'', ''Eriobotrya'', ''Gossypium'', ''Hibiscus'', ''Manihot'' and ''Ricinus ...''. Species References External links * * Flora of China Rosaceae genera {{maleae-stub ...
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