Spodoptera picta

Spodoptera picta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Spodoptera
Species: S. picta
Binomial name
Spodoptera picta
(Guérin-Méneville, 1838)
Synonyms
  • Noctua picta Guérin-Méneville, [1838]
  • Calogramma picta
  • Phalaena festiva Donovan, 1805 (preocc. Phalaena festiva Cramer, 1775)
  • Polia picta Boisduval, 1832 (repl., preocc. Noctua picta Guérin-Méneville, [1831])

Spodoptera picta (lily caterpillar) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. 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, and the forewings have 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]

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