Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)
egyptian, spiny, bollworm
on Abelmoschus, etc.
parasite
Larvae freely in the inflorescence.
host plants
Malvaceae, oligophagous
Abelmoschus esculentus; Gossypium herbaceum; Hibiscus; Malva nicaeensis, punctata; Malvella sherardiana.
But also mentioned from Oryza; Zea mays
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
egg, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum.
references
Dobado (2019a), Huertas Dionisio (2007a), Huertas Dionísio & Fuentes (2004a), Kravchenko, Witt, Speidel, ao (2009a), Lepiforum (2021), Müller, Kravchenko, Revay, ao (2010a), Tuinstra (2014a).