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Pink bollworm

Insect
The pink bollworm is an insect known for being a pest in cotton farming. The adult is a small, thin, gray moth with fringed wings. The larva is a dull white caterpillar with eight pairs of legs with conspicuous pink banding along its dorsum. The... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Pectinophora gossypiella
Family: Gelechiidae
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Genus: Pectinophora
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda