Diparopsis

Diparopsis
Diparopsis castanea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Hadeninae
Genus: Diparopsis
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.

  1. ^ Hampson GF (1902) Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 2: 294.