Spodoptera pecten is a moth of the family Noctuidae found from the Indo-Australian tropics to New Guinea. It has also been recorded from Japan and Hawaii.
Spodoptera pecten | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Spodoptera |
Species: | S. pecten |
Binomial name | |
Spodoptera pecten Guenee, 1852 | |
The larvae feed on various grasses, but have also been recorded feeding on the seeds of Shorea curtisii.
- African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta)
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