Cotton Bollworm

Description:

The Cotton Bollworm is very variable in both size and colour. The forewings are yellowish to orange in females and greenish-gray in males, with a slightly darker transversal band in the distal third. The external transversal and submarginal lines and the reniform spot are diffused. The hind wings are a pale yellow with a narrow brown band at the external edge and a dark round spot in the middle.

Habitat:

Size: 25-30 mm. Spotted on the wall, attracted to artificial lighting.

Notes:

The Gram Pod Borer, Corn Earworm, Old World (African) Bollworm, American Bollworm or Scarce Bordered Straw is a moth, the larvae of which feed on a wide range of plants, including many important cultivated crops. It is a major pest in cotton and one of the most polyphagous and cosmopolitan pest species.