Earias fabia explained

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.

Larval food plants are Gossypium hirsutum, Abelmoschus esculentus, Urena lobata, Brassica oleracea and Zea mays.^{[1] [2]}

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Redescription of spotted bollworm Earias fabia Stoll (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) from Pakistan with special reference to its genitalia, life cycle, nature of damage and control . CABI. 12 November 2018.
2. Feeding Responses of the Cotton Spotted Bollworm, Earias fabia Stoll (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Relation to its Establishment on Various Plants . Applied Entomology and Zoology. 12 November 2018.