Autoba olivacea explained

Autoba olivacea, the brinjal leaf roller,^[1] is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858.^[2] It is found in several African countries such as Botswana, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. It is also found in Sri Lanka.^[3] and India.^[4]

Larval food plants are Solanum melongena,^[5] Solamun pectinatum and Gossypium species.^[6]

External links

• Seasonal incidence and control of insect pests of brinjal with special reference to shoot and fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis Guen. in Meghalaya
• Bioecology and Management of Leucinodes orbonalis Guenée on Brinjal

Notes and References

1. Web site: Autoba olivacea (Walker, 1858) bio . ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. 28 March 2018.
2. Web site: Species Details: Autoba olivacea Walker, 1857 . Catalogue of Life . 29 May 2018.
3. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . 79 . 1–57 . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 29 May 2018.
4. Web site: Savela . Markku . Autoba olivacea (Walker, [1858]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 3 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181004062452/http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/acontiinae/autoba/#olivacea . 4 October 2018 . dead .
5. Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . The Natural History Museum. 28 March 2018.
6. Web site: Autoba olivacea (Walker, 1858) . African Moths. 28 March 2018.