| Spodoptera pectinicornis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Spodoptera |
| Species: | S. pectinicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Spodoptera pectinicornis Hampson, 1895 |
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The Waterlettuce Moth (Spodoptera pectinicornis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is native to Asia, where it can be found from the North-eastern parts of the Himalaya to Sundaland and in New Guinea. It has been introduced as a biocontrol agent of waterlettuce in Florida in 1990, but the attempt was unsuccessful.
The larvae feed on Pistia stratiotes and Eichhornia crassipes.