Spodoptera mauritia
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S. mauritia
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Spodoptera mauritia, the lawn armyworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is widespread from the Red Sea to India, Burma, Sri Lanka, Malaya to Australia and widespread in the Pacific Islands, including the Solomons, New Hebrides, Fiji, Samoa, Hawaii, the Society Islands, Austral Islands, Marquesas and Marshall Islands.
The wingspan is about 40 mm.
The larvae feed on various grasses, including rice,[1] wheat[2] Cynodon, Pennisetum clandestinum, Sorghum bicolor, Oryza sativa, and Casuarina equisetifolia. They are considered one of the major international agricultural pests on crops and pastures.
Subspecies
- S. m. mauritia (Indian Ocean)
- S. m. acronyctoides Guenée, 1852 (Oriental tropics, Australia, Pacific tropics, Japan)
References
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