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| Autoba olivacea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Autoba |
| Species: | A. olivacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Autoba olivacea Walker, [1858] | |
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Autoba olivacea, the brinjal leaf roller,[1] is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[2] It is found in several African countries such as Botswana, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. It is also found in Sri Lanka.[3] and India.[4]
Larval food plants are Solanum melongena,[5] Solamun pectinatum and Gossypium species.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Autoba olivacea (Walker, 1858) bio". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Species Details: Autoba olivacea Walker, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Autoba olivacea (Walker, [1858])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Autoba olivacea (Walker, 1858)". African Moths. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
External links
[edit]- Seasonal incidence and control of insect pests of brinjal with special reference to shoot and fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis Guen. in Meghalaya
- Bioecology and Management of Leucinodes orbonalis Guenée on Brinjal