TL: Uganda, Ankole, Kichwamba
Similar species
35-40 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
CatalàCuc gris de les hortes 
DanskAfrikansk bomuldsugle 
DeutschBaumwolleule DeutschBunte Seidenglanzeule 
EnglishAfrican Cotton Leafworm EnglishEgyptian Cotton Leafworm EnglishMediterranean Brocade 
EspañolGusano de la hoja del algodonero 
FrançaisNoctuelle méditerranéenne FrançaisSpodoptère littorale 
ItalianoNottua del cotone 
NederlandsKatoenuil 
PolskiBawełnówka egipska 
SuomeksiKrysanteemiyökkönen 
SvenskaBomullsfly SvenskaMindre bomullsfly 
РусскийЕгипетская хлопковая совка 
УкраїнськаСподоптера літораліс 
中文海灰翅夜蛾 
ייִדישפרודניה 
العربيةدودة ورق القطن 
زبان_فارسیکرم برگخوار پنبه
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Amaranthaceae Atriplex halimus Mediterranean saltbush Asteraceae Chrysanthemum Marigold Brassicaceae Brassica Cabbage Chenopodiaceae Beta vulgaris Beet Fabaceae Arachis hypogaea Peanut Fabaceae Medicago sativa Alfalfa Malvaceae Gossypium Cotton Malvaceae Hibiscus Rosemallow Poaceae Zea mays Maize Salicaceae Populus Poplar Solanaceae Lycopersicon Wild Tomato Solanaceae Solanum nigrum European Black Nightshade Solanaceae Solanum tuberosum Potato Ulmaceae Ulmus Elm
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Hadena littoralis Boisduval, 1833 Spodoptera retina Freyer, 1845 Spodoptera testaceoides Guenée, 1852
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Moths Roy Goff Afro Moths Jurate De Prins. Willy De Prins Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger North American Moth Photographers Group Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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