Diparopsis

Diparopsis
Diparopsis castanea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Hadeninae
Genus:
Hampson, 1902[1]

Diparopsis is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae, subfamily Hadeninae. It includes D. castanea, which is the type species and, known as the "red bollworm", is a significant pest of cotton crops in Africa.

Species

The Catalogue of Life lists:[2]

  • Diparopsis castanea
  • Diparopsis gossypioides
  • Diparopsis perditor
  • Diparopsis tephragramma
  • Diparopsis watersi

References

  1. ^ Hampson GF (1902) Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 2: 294.
  2. ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
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