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Spodoptera litura
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Warning
You must report any suspicions of
Spodoptera litura, wherever found.
To report suspicions, you must contact the relevant authority.
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Preferred name
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Spodoptera litura
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Common names
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- Asian cotton leafworm
- Cluster caterpillar
- Fall armyworm
- Rice cutworm
- Taro caterpillar
- Tobacco budworm
- Tobacco caterpillar
- Tobacco cutworm
- Tobacco leaf caterpillar
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Synonyms
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- Mamestra albisparsa
- Noctua elata
- Noctua histrionica
- Noctua litura
- Prodenia ciligera
- Prodenia declinata
- Prodenia evenescens
- Prodenia glaucistriga
- Prodenia litura
- Prodenia subterminalis
- Prodenia tasmanica
Plant health publications about Spodoptera litura
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Factsheet
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| July 2019 |
Factsheet - herbaceous growers factsheetv6
(PDF) |
Plants known to carry Spodoptera litura
| Scientific name | Common names |
|---|---|
| Abelmoschus | None |
| Acacia | Acacia,Mimosa,Wattle |
| Allium | Garlic,Onion |
| Amaranthus | Amaranth,Pigweed |
| Arachis hypogaea | Groundnut,Peanut,Monkeynut |
| Begonia | Begonia |
| Brassica oleracea | Cabbage, wild |
| Brassica | None |
| Camellia sinensis | Tea plant |
| Capsicum annuum | Bell pepper,Paprica,Pepper, sweet,Pepper, red |
| Capsicum | Paprica |
| Chrysanthemum | Daisy,Marigold |
| Citrus | None |
| Coffea | None |
| Corchorus olitorius | Jew's-mallow,Jute, red,Jute, long-fruited,Jute, potherb,Jute, tossa |
| Corchorus | Jute |
| Coriandrum | Coriander |
| Cucurbitaceae (family) | Plants of the cucumber/gourd/melon family |
| Dianthus | Carnation |
| Fragaria | Strawberry |
| Glycine max | Soybean,Soya bean,Soybean |
| Glycine | None |
| Gossypium barbadense | Cotton, Pima,Cotton, long staple |
| Gossypium | Cotton plant |
| Herbaceous ornamental plants | None |
| Ipomoea batatas | Sweet potato,Batate |
| Ipomoea | Morningglory |
| Leucaena glauca | Tamarind, horse,Jumpy-bean,Lead tree,Leucaena,Popinac, white |
| Lilium | Lily |
| Linum usitatissimum | Linseed,Flax, common |
| Malus domestica | Apple |
| Medicago sativa | Medick, purple,Lucerne,Alfalfa |
| Morus alba | Mulberry tree, white |
| Musa | Banana tree |
| Nicotiana tabacum | Tobacco, Virginian |
| Nicotiana | None |
| Oryza sativa | Rice, common |
| Oryza | Rice |
| Pelargonium | None |
| Phaseolus vulgaris | Bean, garden,Bean, dry,Bean, kidney |
| Phaseolus | Bean |
| Plants (general) | None |
| Rosa | Rose |
| Solanum lycopersicum | Tomato,tomato (direct-seeded),tomato (transplanted) |
| Solanum melongena | Aubergine,Eggplant |
| Solanum tuberosum | Potato |
| Sorghum | Sorghum |
| Vegetable plants | Plants, vegetable |
| Vigna | Cowpea |
| Vitis | Grape |
| Zea mays | Maize, common,Corn, common |
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