Diparopsis castanea

Diparopsis castanea
Red bollworm moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Hadeninae
Genus: Diparopsis
Species:
D. castanea
Binomial name
Diparopsis castanea
Hampson, 1902

Diparopsis castanea[1] is the type species of the genus Diparopsis: moths in the family Noctuidae; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.[2] This is known as the red bollworm, which is a significant pest of cotton crops in Eastern and Central-Southern Africa.

  1. ^ Hampson GF (1902) The moths of South Africa (Part II). Annals of the South African Museum
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference COL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).