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Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Noctuinae (subfamily)/  Prodeniini (tribe)/  Spodoptera (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Boisduval, 1833)
Citation:H.[adena] Littoralis. Boisd.
Original genus:Hadena
Publication:Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin.
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Pagination:91–92; pl. 13, fig. 8
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12820925
Name(English):Tomato moth; Cotton leafworm
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Syntype unknown NHMUK Syntypes, NHMUK, MNHN, lost (see P. Viette 1963c: 147, M. G. Pogue 2002: 77, C. Guillermet 2006: 154). Uganda Uganda, Ankole, Kichwamba, 23–29.iv.1968, leg. P. J. Spangler. Pogue M. 2002. A world revision of the genus Spodoptera Guenée (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 91–92; pl. 13, fig. 8
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Neotype USNM Neotype ♂, designated by M. G. Pogue (2002: 77), genitalia slide M. G. Pogue 46193♂, USNM Uganda Uganda, Ankole, Kichwamba, 23–29.iv.1968, leg. P. J. Spangler. Pogue M. 2002. A world revision of the genus Spodoptera Guenée (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 91–92; pl. 13, fig. 8
Distribution note:

Oriental: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka; Palaearctic: Algeria, Azores, Crete, Egypt, S France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Middle East, Madeira, Morocco, Near East, Palestine, Portugal (Madeira), Spain (Canary Islands), Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan. See also D. G. Sevastopulo (1969: 106).

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Angola Dewitz H. 1881. Afrikanische Nachtschmetterlinge. page 89
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Botswana Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) British Indian Ocean Territory Chagos Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 272
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Burkina Faso Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Burundi Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Cabo Verde São Vicente Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. page 21 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Cabo Verde Santiago Schmutterer H., Pires A. & Klein-Koch C. 1978. Zur Schädlingsfauna der Kapverdischen Inseln. page 333
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Cabo Verde São Nicolao Aurivillius C. 1910b. Schmetterlinge gesammelt in Westafrika von Leonardo Fea in den Jahren 1897–1902. page 499 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Cabo Verde Santo Antão Mück O., Passos de Carvalho J., van Harten A. & Traub B. 1990. Los [sic] lepidópteros nocivos em Cabo Verde. page 21
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Cameroon Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Central African Republic Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Chad Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Comoros Mohéli (Mwali) Viette P. 1958h. Note sur de petites collections de Lépidoptères récoltés aux îles Comores et en Aldabra. page 64 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species. page 273 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Aurivillius C. 1906. Verzeichnis von Lepidopteren, gesammelt bei Mukimbungu am unteren Kongo von Herrn E. Laman. Zweite und dritte Sendung. page 14
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Côte d'Ivoire Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Djibouti Laporte B. 1974c. Noctuidae du Territoire français des Afars et des Issas (Lep.). page 93
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Equatorial Guinea Strand E. 1914i. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. Lepidoptera IX. Kurze Mitteilungen über Arten verschiedener Familien. page 86
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Equatorial Guinea Bioko Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Eritrea Berio E. 1939a. Contributi alla conoscenza dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea I. Lista delle specie con descrizioni delle nuove entità raccolte negli anni 1934 al 1937 dal sig. Francesco Vaccaro. page 53 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Eswatini Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Ethiopia Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Gabon Laporte B. 1970a. Lépidoptères capturés par la mission biologique au Gabon. page 373
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Gambia Druce H. 1887a. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Moloney A. C., Sketch of the forestry of West Africa with particular reference to its present principal commercial products. page 499 (as retina)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Ghana Leston D. 1974. The natural history of some West African insects. 7. Damage by insects, and other causes, to Cocoyam, Xanthosoma mafaffa (Araceae). page 120
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Guinea Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Kenya Hampson G. F. 1909a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VIII. Subfam. Acronyctinae (continued). page 247 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Kuwait Wiltshire E. P. 1952a. Lepidoptera recently taken in Arabia. page 156 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Liberia Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Madagascar Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 92
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Madagascar Sainte Marie Viette P. 1963c. Le complexe de "Prodenia litura" (Fabricius) dans la Région malgache (Lep., Noctuidae). page 147
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Malawi Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Mali Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Mauritania Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Mauritius Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 92
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Mauritius Rodrigues Butler A. G. 1879e. Lepidoptera. – In: An account of the petrological, botanical and zoological collections made in Kerguelen's Land and Rodriguez during the Transit of Venus Expedition carried out by Order of Her Majesty's Government in the years 1874–75. page 541
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Mozambique Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 156 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Namibia Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Niger Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Nigeria Hampson G. F. 1909a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VIII. Subfam. Acronyctinae (continued). page 246 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Oman Wiltshire E. P. 1977b. The scientific results of the Oman flora and fauna survey 1975. Lepidoptera: Part I Families Cossidae, Pyralidae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Arctiidae, Lymantriidae and Noctuidae. Part II A list of further Lepidoptera-Heterocera from Oman. Part III Pyral... page 160
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Rwanda Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Réunion Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 92
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Ascension McLachlan R. 1878. Destructive insects in the island of Ascension. page 80 (as retina)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena Wollaston T. V. 1879. Notes on the Lepidoptera of St. Helena, with descriptions of new species. page 227
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Sao Tome & Principe São Tomé Prout A. E. 1925. Seven apparently new S. African Noctuidae. page 206
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Sao Tome & Principe Príncipe Aurivillius C. 1910b. Schmetterlinge gesammelt in Westafrika von Leonardo Fea in den Jahren 1897–1902. page 514 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Saudi Arabia Wiltshire E. P. 1952a. Lepidoptera recently taken in Arabia. page 156 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Senegal Viette P. 1963c. Le complexe de "Prodenia litura" (Fabricius) dans la Région malgache (Lep., Noctuidae). page 147
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Seychelles Mahé Joannis J. de 1894. Mission scientifique de Ch. Alluaud des îles Seychelles. page 432
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Seychelles Aldabra Viette P. 1963c. Le complexe de "Prodenia litura" (Fabricius) dans la Région malgache (Lep., Noctuidae). page 147
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Sierra Leone Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Somalia Berio E. 1938b. Spedizione zoologica del Marchese Saverio Patrizi nel Basso Giuba e nell'Oltregiuba Giugno-Agosto 1934. Lista dei lepidotteri eteroceri con note e diagnosi di eteroceri africani. page 317 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) South Africa Gauteng Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 156 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) South Africa Northern Cape Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 156 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) South Africa Eastern Cape Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 472
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) South Africa Limpopo Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 156 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Butler A. G. 1875b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species. page 402 (as retina)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Sudan Hampson G. F. 1909a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VIII. Subfam. Acronyctinae (continued). page 246 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Tanzania Zanzibar (Unguja) Pagenstecher A. 1893. Lepidopteren gesammelt in Ost-Afrika 1888/89 von Dr. Franz Stuhlmann. page 40
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Tanzania Strand E. 1912i. Über Lepidoptera aus Mkatta und Morogoro in Deutsch Ost-Afrika, nebst Beiträgen zur Kenntnis afrikanischer Taragama-Arten. page 83
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Togo Brown E. S. & Dewhurst C. F. 1975. The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) in Africa and the Near East. page 242
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Uganda Hampson G. F. 1909a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VIII. Subfam. Acronyctinae (continued). page 247 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) United Arab Emirates Legrain A. & Wiltshire E. P. 1998. Provisional checklist of the Macro-Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of the UAE. page 7
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Western Sahara Rungs Ch. 1992. Premier aperçu sur la faune des lépidoptères du Sahara occidental. page 373
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Yemen Walsingham Thomas de Grey & Hampson G. F. 1896. On moths collected at Aden and in Somaliland. page 260
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Yemen Socotra Rebel H. 1907a. Lepidopteren aus Südarabien und von der Insel Sokotra. page 86
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Zambia Strand E. 1909h. Schmetterlinge aus dem Sambesi-Gebiet, gesammelt und dem Berliner Museum geschenkt von Herrn Franz Seiner. page 380
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Zimbabwe Hampson G. F. 1909a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VIII. Subfam. Acronyctinae (continued). page 247 (as litura)
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Abelmoschus esculentus Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 186
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Allium cepa Amaryllidaceae Ghana Leston D. 1974. The natural history of some West African insects. 7. Damage by insects, and other causes, to Cocoyam, Xanthosoma mafaffa (Araceae). page 120
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Anacardium occidentale Anacardiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 186
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Arachis hypogaea Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 202
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Arachis hypogaea Fabaceae Schmutterer H., Pires A. & Klein-Koch C. 1978. Zur Schädlingsfauna der Kapverdischen Inseln. page 333
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Boerhavia elegans Nyctaginaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 186
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Brassica oleracea Brassicaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 201
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Brassica oleracea Brassicaceae Ghana Leston D. 1974. The natural history of some West African insects. 7. Damage by insects, and other causes, to Cocoyam, Xanthosoma mafaffa (Araceae). page 121
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Brassica sp. Brassicaceae Schmutterer H., Pires A. & Klein-Koch C. 1978. Zur Schädlingsfauna der Kapverdischen Inseln. page 333
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Brassica sp. Brassicaceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 96
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Brunfelsia uniflora Solanaceae Réunion Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 454
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Chenopodium sp. Chenopodiaceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 96
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Chrysanthemum sp. Asteraceae Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Aistleitner E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 48
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Coffea sp. Rubiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 202
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Coleus sp. Lamiaceae Réunion Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 454
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Cucurbita pepo Cucurbitaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 201
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Cupressus lusitanica Cupressaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 201
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Dillenia indica Dilleniaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 201
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Eichhornia crassipes Pontederiaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 216 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Eucalyptus saligna Myrtaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 202
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Eucalyptus sp. Myrtaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1983. Species of Eucalyptus as food plants for Lepidoptera in East Africa. page 91
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Glycine max Fabaceae Ghana Leston D. 1974. The natural history of some West African insects. 7. Damage by insects, and other causes, to Cocoyam, Xanthosoma mafaffa (Araceae). page 121
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 276
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Ghana Leston D. 1974. The natural history of some West African insects. 7. Damage by insects, and other causes, to Cocoyam, Xanthosoma mafaffa (Araceae). page 121
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Nigeria Peacock A. D. 1913. Entomological pests and problems of southern Nigeria. page 201 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 202
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 105 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Helianthus annuus Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 201
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Hibiscus esculentus Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 202
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Hibiscus sp. Malvaceae Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Aistleitner E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 48
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Ipomoea batatas Convolvulaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 201
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Laphangium luteoalbum Asteraceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 216 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Linum sp. Linaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 216 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Lycopersicon esculentum Solanaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1938. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 175 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Lycopersicon esculentum Solanaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 202
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Maesopsis eminii Rhamnaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 202
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Manihot esculenta Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 201
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Medicago sativa Fabaceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 96
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Musa sp. Musaceae Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Aistleitner E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 48
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Nicotiana tabacum Solanaceae Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 105 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Nicotiana tabacum Solanaceae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Nicotiana tabacum Solanaceae Ghana Leston D. 1974. The natural history of some West African insects. 7. Damage by insects, and other causes, to Cocoyam, Xanthosoma mafaffa (Araceae). page 121
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Nicotiana tabacum Solanaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 202
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Pelargonium sp. Geraniaceae Karisch T. 2001b. Zur Schmetterlingsfauna von St. Helena. 1. Teil: Grossschmetterlinge (Insecta: Lepidoptera). page 417
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Phaseolus vulgaris Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 202
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Phytolacca dodecandra Phytolaccaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 202
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Pinus kesiya Pinaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 202
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Pistia stratiotes Araceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 216 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Pisum sativum Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 202
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Psychotria capensis Rubiaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 89 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Richardia sp. Rubiaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 216 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 105 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 201
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Ricinus sp. Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 186
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Rubus sp. Rosaceae Karisch T. 2001b. Zur Schmetterlingsfauna von St. Helena. 1. Teil: Grossschmetterlinge (Insecta: Lepidoptera). page 417
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Solanum americanum Solanaceae Réunion Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 454
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Solanum lycopersicum Solanaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 216 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Solanum lycopersicum Solanaceae Ghana Leston D. 1974. The natural history of some West African insects. 7. Damage by insects, and other causes, to Cocoyam, Xanthosoma mafaffa (Araceae). page 121
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Solanum melongena Solanaceae Ghana Leston D. 1974. The natural history of some West African insects. 7. Damage by insects, and other causes, to Cocoyam, Xanthosoma mafaffa (Araceae). page 121
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Solanum sp. Solanaceae McLachlan R. 1878. Destructive insects in the island of Ascension. page 80 (as retina)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Solanum tuberosum Solanaceae Schmutterer H., Pires A. & Klein-Koch C. 1978. Zur Schädlingsfauna der Kapverdischen Inseln. page 333
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Solanum tuberosum Solanaceae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Theobroma cacao Sterculiaceae Nigeria Peacock A. D. 1913. Entomological pests and problems of southern Nigeria. page 205
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Thymus vulgaris Lamiaceae Réunion Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 454
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Undefined polyphagous Undefined Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1938. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 175 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Undefined polyphagous Undefined Mück O., Passos de Carvalho J., van Harten A. & Traub B. 1990. Los [sic] lepidópteros nocivos em Cabo Verde. page 21
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Undefined polyphagous Undefined Réunion Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 454
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Verbena sp. Verbenaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 202
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Vigna unguiculata Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 202
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Vigna unguiculata Fabaceae Ghana Leston D. 1974. The natural history of some West African insects. 7. Damage by insects, and other causes, to Cocoyam, Xanthosoma mafaffa (Araceae). page 121
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Vitis vinifera Vitaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 421
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Xanthosoma sagittifolium Araceae Ghana Leston D. 1974. The natural history of some West African insects. 7. Damage by insects, and other causes, to Cocoyam, Xanthosoma mafaffa (Araceae). page 120 (as Xanthosoma mafaffa)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Zea mays Poaceae Ghana Leston D. 1974. The natural history of some West African insects. 7. Damage by insects, and other causes, to Cocoyam, Xanthosoma mafaffa (Araceae). page 121
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Zea mays Poaceae Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 105 (as litura)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Zea mays Poaceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 96
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Zea mays Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1974. Comments on 'The Natural History of some West African Insects'. page 202
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Spodoptera retina (Freyer, 1845) (Freyer, 1845) species Synonym Hadena retina
Spodoptera testaceoides (Guenée, 1852) (Guenée, 1852) species Synonym Prodenia testaceoides