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
Scientific classification
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

External links

• Growth of the cotton spotted bollworm, Earias fabia (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in relation to consumption, nutritive value and utilization of food from various plants
• Differentiation 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 plants
• Survival and Egg-production of the Cotton Spotted Bollworm, Earias fabia Stoll (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Relation to Plant Infestation
• Bio-Control Cases
• Spotted boll-worms of cotton (Earias fabia Stoll and Earias insulana Boisd) in South Gujarat
• Thiotepa - a potential chemosterilant for spotted boll worm Stoll (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) I - Effect on testis
• Mass rearing of the spotted bollworm, Earias vittella (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on an artificial diet
• Variations in the Development Program of Earias fabia Reared on Whole or Excised Fruits of Okra or on Their Components

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