Earias cupreoviridis
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Earias cupreoviridis, called the cupreous bollworm as a larva, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in African countries like Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe to Asian countries like India, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Indonesia and Hong Kong.
The wingspan of the adult is 21 mm. Palpi pinkish. Head and thorax pale greenish. Forewings pale green with two reddish-brown specks towards the end of the cell. Basal part of costa suffused with pinkish yellow. There is a brownish irregular marginal band with a yellowish inner edge. Abdomen and hindwings pure white. The caterpillar is pale pinkish brown with olive-green speckles. Anterior tubercles are orange colored and the later are pinkish brown. There are jet-black spots above the spiracles.
Larval food plants are Abelmoschus esculentus, Diospyros, Gossypium, Grewia tiliaefolia, Corchorus, Hibiscus, Kydia calycina, Malvastrum coromandelianum, Oryza sativa and Sida cordifolia. Populations and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Delhi | 🇮🇳 India |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cotton Green Moth sighting in Kanha National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th most-seen of the 106 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and November–December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cotton Green Moth in Kanha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and May–October, the lowest months. Those are among Kanha National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 430 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cotton Green Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Cotton Green Moth sightings, Kanha National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Kruger National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Nolidae
The closest relatives of the Cotton Green Moth that you can see in Kanha National Park (family Nolidae, Tufted Moths) are Westermannia superba (about 20%), Westermannia elliptica (about 20%) and Carea angulata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cotton Green Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Kanha National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
