Diparopsis

Diparopsis
Diparopsis castanea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Hadeninae
Genus: Diparopsis
Hampson, 1902

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.

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