Autoba olivacea
Species of moth
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Autoba olivacea, the brinjal leaf roller,[1] is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[2] It is found in several African countries such as Botswana, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. It is also found in Sri Lanka.[3] and India.[4]
| Autoba olivacea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Autoba |
| Species: | A. olivacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Autoba olivacea Walker, [1858] | |
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Larval food plants are Solanum melongena,[5] Solamun pectinatum and Gossypium species.[6]