Spodoptera litura

Cluster Caterpillar, Tobacco Cutworm at Rosedale, NSW

Spodoptera litura at Rosedale, NSW - 28 Feb 2019
Spodoptera litura at Rosedale, NSW - 28 Feb 2019
Spodoptera litura at Rosedale, NSW - 28 Feb 2019
Spodoptera litura at Rosedale, NSW - 28 Feb 2019
Spodoptera litura at Rosedale, NSW - 28 Feb 2019
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Identification history

Spodoptera litura 1 Jun 2019 jb2602
Spodoptera litura 22 Mar 2019 ibaird
Unidentified 6 Mar 2019 jb2602

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Is it some type of Chrysodeiris?

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ibaird wrote:
   23 Mar 2019
No, Spodoptera. This is a crop pest species of international significance which has been recorded on over a hundred field and vegetable crops in Asia, India, the Pacific and in Australia. Its is closely related and difficult to distinguish from S. littoralis.

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  • 28 Feb 2019 10:10 AM Recorded on
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