Diparopsis
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.
| Diparopsis | |
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| Diparopsis castanea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Hadeninae |
| Genus: | Diparopsis Hampson, 1902[1] |
Species
The Catalogue of Life lists:[2]
- Diparopsis castanea
- Diparopsis gossypioides
- Diparopsis perditor
- Diparopsis tephragramma
- Diparopsis watersi
References
- Hampson GF (1902) Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 2: 294.
- 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.
External links
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
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