Earias vittella C. Felder, 1861
(one synonym : Digba uninotata Walker, 1862)
Spotted Bollworm
 CHLOEPHORINAE ,   NOLIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Earias vittella
(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

The caterpillars of this species are a pest on:

  • Okra ( Abelmoschus esculentus ), and
  • Cotton ( Gossypium species ),

    and also feed on various other plants in the family MALVACEAE, including :

  • Australian Native Rosella ( Abelmoschus ficulneus ).

    The adult moths are off-white with a green stripe along the middle of each forewing, and a green thorax. The green colour is inclined to fade to brown in older specimens. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

    This species is found across south-east Asia, including:

  • Brunei
  • India,
    and in Australia in :
  • Northern Territory,
  • Queensland, and
  • Western Australia.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 48.9, pp. 65, 458.

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    (updated 31 March 2009)