Spodoptera pecten Guenée, 1852 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Spodoptera pecten Guenée, 1852

Spodoptera pecten Guenée, 1852

Spodoptera pecten is a Noctuidae moth distributed across parts of Asia, Oceania, and Hawaii whose larvae feed on grasses and Shorea curtisii seeds.

Family
Genus
Spodoptera
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Spodoptera pecten Guenée, 1852

Spodoptera pecten (described by Guenée in 1852) is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. Its distribution ranges from the Indo-Australian tropics to New Guinea, and it has also been recorded in Japan and Hawaii. The larvae of this species feed on a variety of grasses, and they have also been observed feeding on the seeds of Shorea curtisii.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Spodoptera

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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