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Spodoptera litura. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Noctuidae
Te Rahi
- He pūrēhua āhua rahi, e 38 mm te whānui mai i te pito o tētahi parirau ki tētahi.
Size range
- Medium–sized moth, wingspan 38 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Nō ngā Takiwā Pārūrū.
- Kua rarau te noho ki Te Tai Tokerau me Tāmaki–makau–rau.
Distribution
- From the Tropics
- Now established in Northland and Auckland
Te Huringa Ora
- Kei ngā pāmu me ngā māra.
- Noho ai ki ngā momo tipu huhua. He whakararu tāna i ngā huawhenua e whakatipuria ana e te tangata.
Life history
- Farms and gardens
- Wide range of host plants. Pest of vegetable crops
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