Autoba olivacea

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Autoba
Species:	A. olivacea
Binomial name
Autoba olivacea Walker, [1858]
Synonyms
Acontia olivacea Walker, [1858] Anthophila nebulifera Walker, 1865

Larval food plants are Solanum melongena,^[5] Solamun pectinatum and Gossypium species.^[6]