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Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Earias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)
Name authority
(Boisduval, 1833)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nolidae
Genus
Earias
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
  7. superfamilyNoctuoidea Latreille, 1809
  8. familyNolidae Bruand, 1846
  9. subfamilyChloephorinae Stainton, 1859
  10. tribeEariadini Hampson, 1912
  11. genusEarias Hübner, 1825
  12. speciesEarias insulana (Boisduval, 1833)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Earias. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Earias albovenosana Oberthür, 1917NolidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Earias ansorgei Tams, 1930NolidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Earias cupreoviridis (Walker, 1862)NolidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Earias erubescens Staudinger, 1887NolidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Earias irakana Wiltshire, 1936NolidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Earias latimargo Hampson, 1912NolidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Earias malagasy Viette, 1973NolidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Earias novoguineana Bethune-Baker, 1906NolidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Earias ogovana Holland, 1893NolidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Earias paralella Lucas, 1898NolidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Earias punctaria Wileman, 1915NolidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Earias richinii Berio, 1940NolidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 31 records assigned to Nolidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Earias anthophilana Snellen, 1879 Snellen, 1879synonym
Earias dorsivitta Staudinger, 1897 Staudinger, 1897synonym
Earias frondosana Walker, 1863 Walker, 1863synonym
Earias nubica Strand, 1914 Strand, 1914synonym
Earias siliquana Herrich-Schäffer Herrich-Schäffersynonym
Earias smaragdinana Zeller, 1852 Zeller, 1852synonym
Earias tristrigosa Butler, 1881 Butler, 1881synonym
Earias xanthophila Walker, 1863 Walker, 1863synonym
Tortrix insulana Boisduval, 1833 Boisduval, 1833synonym
Earias bedei Chnéour, 1952 Chnéour, 1952synonym
Earias rufovitta Strand, 1917 Strand, 1917synonym
Earias semifascia Warren, 1913 Warren, 1913synonym
Earias chlorion Rambur, 1866 Rambur, 1866synonym
Earias gossypii Frauenfeld, 1867 Frauenfeld, 1867synonym
Earias simillima Walker, 1866 Walker, 1866synonym
Earias ferruginosa Turati, 1931 Turati, 1931synonym
Earias ochreimargo Warren, 1913 Warren, 1913synonym

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:38BMP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.