Spodoptera litura

Cluster Caterpillar, Tobacco Cutworm at suppressed

Spodoptera litura at suppressed - 12 Mar 2024
Spodoptera litura at suppressed - 12 Mar 2024
Spodoptera litura at suppressed - 12 Mar 2024
Spodoptera litura at suppressed - 12 Mar 2024
Spodoptera litura at suppressed - 12 Mar 2024
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Identification history

Spodoptera litura 30 Mar 2024 ibaird
Spodoptera litura 19 Mar 2024 donhe
Unidentified 19 Mar 2024 chriselidie

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Found inside house, has disappeared underground to pupate

3 comments

chriselidie wrote:
   19 Mar 2024
Thanks for the suggestion. This looks a lot like S. litura, but it has none of the yellow stripes and only few of the markings on its body... Maybe a very bleak individual? Will see if the adult form emerges at some point.
donhe wrote:
   19 Mar 2024
Last instar of S.litura loses the stripes, and has 4 pale spots on the thorax and 2 dark spots on the tail.
chriselidie wrote:
   20 Mar 2024
Ok thanks, that explains it then

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 12 Mar 2024 12:41 PM Recorded on
  • chriselidie Recorded by

Additional information

  • Found on carpet, eats eucalyptus and acacia leaves Associated plant
  • None Associated Insect
  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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