Spodoptera picta
| Spodoptera picta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Spodoptera |
| Species: | S. picta |
| Binomial name | |
| Spodoptera picta (Guérin-Méneville, 1838) | |
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Spodoptera picta, the Lily Caterpillar, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It was described by Guérin-Méneville in 1838. It is found in the Oriental Region, Australia and Japan.
The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults have buff wing, the forewings with a pattern of red and black markings.
The larvae feed on Crinum asiaticum, Crinum pedonculatum,[1] Clivea miniata, Hymenocallis littoralis and Hippeastrum species. They bore into the leaves and down into the crown of the bulb. The larvae are pale grey with a longitudinal black lines and reach a length of about 50 mm when full-grown.[2] Pupation takes place in an under ground in an earthen cocoon.[3]