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Egyptian Bollworm

Earias insulana

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Nolidae

Earias insulana, the Egyptian stemborer, Egyptian bollworm, spiny bollworm or cotton spotted bollworm, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found in most of Africa, southern Europe, the Near East and Middle East, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Australia and Hawaii.

Distribution

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Spain · 307France · 12Netherlands · 8Italy · 4