Egyptian Bollworm

Earias insulana

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia β€ΊPhylum: Arthropoda β€ΊClass: Insecta β€ΊOrder: Lepidoptera β€ΊFamily: Nolidae β€ΊGenus: Earias

About

The Egyptian stemborer, Egyptian bollworm, spiny bollworm or cotton spotted bollworm (Earias insulana) is a moth of the Nolidae family. It is found in most of Africa, southern Europe, the Near East and Middle East, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Australia and Hawaii. It is a rare in immigrant in Great Britain.