''Earias fabia'', called the cotton spotted

bollworm Bollworm is the common term for a moth larva that attacks the fruiting bodies of certain crops, especially cotton. The most common moths known as bollworms are: * Red or Sudan bollworm, '' Diparopsis castanea'' * Rough bollworm, '' Earias perhuege ...

as a larva, is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Nolidae Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,700 described species worldwide. They are mostly small with dull coloration, the main distinguishing feature being a silk cocoon with a vertical exit slit. The group is sometimes known as tuft moths, aft ...

. The species was first described by

Caspar Stoll Caspar Stoll (Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, Hesse-Kassel, probably between 1725 and 1730 – Amsterdam, December 1791) was a naturalist and Entomology, entomologist, best known for the completion of ''De Uitlandsche Kapellen'', a work on butterfl ...

in 1781. It is sometimes included in the species ''

Earias vittella ''Earias vittella'', an Asian "spotted bollworm", is a moth species in the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius Johann Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, spec ...

''. Larval food plants are ''

Gossypium hirsutum ''Gossypium hirsutum'', also known as upland cotton or Mexican cotton, is the most widely planted species of cotton in the world. Globally, about 90% of all cotton production is of cultivars derived from this species. In the United States, the wo ...

'', ''

Abelmoschus esculentus Okra (, ), ''Abelmoschus esculentus'', known in some English-speaking countries as lady's fingers, is a flowering plant in the mallow family native to East Africa. Cultivated in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions around the wo ...

'', ''

Urena lobata ''Urena lobata'', commonly known as Caesarweed or Congo jute, is a tender perennial, variable, erect, ascendant shrub or subshrub measuring up to to tall. The stems are covered with minute, star-like hairs and often tinged purple. Considered a ...

'', ''

Brassica oleracea ''Brassica oleracea'', also known as wild cabbage in its uncultivated form, is a plant of the family Brassicaceae. The species originated from feral populations of related plants in the Eastern Mediterranean, where it was most likely first cultiv ...

'' and ''

Zea mays Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout Poaceae, grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples of Mexico, indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago ...

''.

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Growth of the cotton spotted bollworm, ''Earias fabia'' (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in relation to consumption, nutritive value and utilization of food from various plantsDifferentiation of sex in pupae of spotted bollworm, ''Earias fabia''Ovipositional responses of the cotton spotted bollworm, ''Earias fabia'' (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in relation to its establishment on various plantsSurvival and Egg-production of the Cotton Spotted Bollworm, ''Earias fabia'' Stoll (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Relation to Plant InfestationSpotted boll-worms of cotton (''Earias fabia'' Stoll and ''Earias insulana'' Boisd) in South GujaratThiotepa - a potential chemosterilant for spotted boll worm Stoll (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) I - Effect on testisMass rearing of the spotted bollworm, ''Earias vittella'' (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on an artificial dietVariations in the Development Program of ''Earias fabia'' Reared on Whole or Excised Fruits of Okra or on Their Components
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