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Earias vittella
Earias vittella C. Felder, 1861 (Spotted Bollworm). Nolidae, Chloephorinae. (Thanks to Nuwan Chathuranga for the ID) The caterpillars of this species are a pest on Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus), and Cotton (Gossypium species). The adult moths are off-white with a green stripe along the middle of each forewing, and a green thorax. The green color is inclined to fade to brown in older specimens. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms. This species is found across Southeast Asia, Brunei, India, and on imported Okra in U.K., and is endemic in Australia in Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, and New South Wales.
Backyard.
Reference: http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=2420a
Spotted on Dec 27, 2013
Submitted on Jan 23, 2014
2 Comments
Thanks Mark :D
Thanks also Noel and kdpicturemaker :)
Hmm... leave my Okra alone! Pretty moth though.