Tropical armyworm (caterpillar)
Spodoptera litura (Fabricius)
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Size range
- About 30 mm long
Distribution
- From the Tropics
- Now established in Northland and Auckland
Life History
- Medium–sized moth, wingspan 38 mm
- Farms and gardens
- Wide range of host plants. Pest of vegetable crops
