Earias | |
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Earias biplaga | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Nolidae |
Subfamily: | Eariadinae |
Genus: | Earias Hübner, 1825 |
Type species | |
Earias clorana (Linnaeus, 1761)
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Earias is a genus of moths in the monotypic subfamily Eariadinae of the family Nolidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Species are found throughout Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, some being agricultural pests such as bollworms.