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Tobacco Cutworm

Spodoptera litura

Photo by John B.
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Field Notes

Description:

Noctuidae; Noctuinae; Prodeniini; Spodoptera litura (Fabricius, 1775). According to Wikipedia, this moth is known as the Tobacco Cutworm or the Cotton Leafworm.

Habitat:

My wife spotted this moth on the mossy trunk of a very old mango tree in the rice mill front yard and took a some pictures for me, using her cellphone camera.

Notes:

Numerous pictures of Spodoptera litura - https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/124875-Spodoptera-litura/browse_photos

Reference Links:

Spodoptera litura - Wikipedia, Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

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