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Earias flavida

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Earias flavida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Subfamily: Eariadinae
Genus: Earias
Species:
E. flavida
Binomial name
Earias flavida
C. Felder, 1861
Synonyms
  • Digba uninotata Walker, 1862
  • Earias annulifera Walker, 1866
  • Earias sulphuraria Moore, [1887]
  • Earias flavida ab. sauteri Strand, 1917

Earias flavida is a moth of the family Nolidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder in 1861. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Java to Samoa and Tonga.

Ecology

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The larvae feed on the buds and young fruits of Grewia species.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Earias flavida Felder, 1861". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. ^ The Moths of Borneo