Spodoptera pectinicornis
| 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 native to Asia, where it can be found from the northeastern 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.
Caterpillar
The larvae feed on Pistia stratiotes and Eichhornia crassipes.
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