Earias cupreoviridis, called the cupreous bollworm as a larva, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1862.[1] It is found in African countries like Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe[2] to Asian countries like India, Sri Lanka,[3] China, Japan,[4] Korea, Philippines, Indonesia and Hong Kong.[5]
The wingspan of the adult is 21 mm. Palpi pinkish. Head and thorax pale greenish. Forewings pale green with two reddish-brown specks towards the end of the cell. Basal part of costa suffused with pinkish yellow. There is a brownish irregular marginal band with a yellowish inner edge. Abdomen and hindwings pure white.[6] The caterpillar is pale pinkish brown with olive-green speckles. Anterior tubercles are orange colored and the later are pinkish brown. There are jet-black spots above the spiracles.[7]
Larval food plants are Abelmoschus esculentus, Diospyros, Gossypium, Grewia tiliaefolia, Corchorus, Hibiscus, Kydia calycina, Malvastrum coromandelianum, Oryza sativa and Sida cordifolia.