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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Earias insulana
Earias insulana(Boisduval, 1833)
  1. Nolidae
  2. Chloephorinae
  3. Eariadini
  4. Earias
  5.  insulana
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TL: [Mauritius], Maurice; [Réunion], Bourbon; Madagascar

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  • Earias clorana
MU
FU

19-22 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishEgyptian Bollworm
    EnglishEgyptian stemborer
    EnglishInsular Bollworm
    EnglishSpiny bollworm
    EspañolOruga espinosa del algodonero
    FrançaisHalias du Coton
    NederlandsKatoengroenuil
    日本語ミスジアオリンガ
    ייִדישזיפית הכותנה
    زبان_فارسیشاپرک ساقه‌خوار مصری
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    CaesalpinaceaeCeratonia siliquaCarob Tree
    MalvaceaeAlthaeaMallow
    MalvaceaeGossypiumCotton
    MalvaceaeHibiscusRosemallow
    MalvaceaeLavateraTree-mallow
    MalvaceaeMalvaMallow
    PoaceaeZeaTeosinte
  • Links
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    African MothsRoy Goff
    Afro MothsJurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
    Japanese Moths
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Eduardo MarabutoPortugal, Lisboa

Adult.

Daniel Garcia GonzalezSpain, Benidorm

Adult.

Juha TyllinenSpain, Tenerife

Adult.

Daniel Garcia GonzalezSpain, Villajoyosa

Adult.

Daniel Garcia GonzalezSpain, Benidorm

Adult.

Ana ValadaresPortugal, Algarve

Larva.

Ana ValadaresPortugal, Algarve

Cocoon.

Ana ValadaresPortugal, Algarve
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