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Spodoptera pectinicornis (Waterlettuce Moth)

Synonyms: Caradrina hennia; Spodoptera albimedia; Spodoptera medioalba; Xanthoptera pectinicornis

Wikipedia Abstract

Spodoptera pectinicornis (waterlettuce moth) is a moth of the family Noctuidae 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. The larvae feed on Pistia stratiotes and Eichhornia crassipes.
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Prey / Diet

Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce)[1]
Pontederia crassipes (common water hyacinth)[1]

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0