Autoba olivacea

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]

Autoba olivacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Autoba
Species:
A. olivacea
Binomial name
Autoba olivacea
Walker, [1858]
Synonyms
  • Acontia olivacea Walker, [1858]
  • Anthophila nebulifera Walker, 1865

Larval food plants are Solanum melongena,[5] Solamun pectinatum and Gossypium species.[6]

References
  1. "Autoba olivacea (Walker, 1858) bio". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. "Species Details: Autoba olivacea Walker, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. Savela, Markku. "Autoba olivacea (Walker, [1858])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  5. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. "Autoba olivacea (Walker, 1858)". African Moths. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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