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  2. Spodoptera exempta
Spodoptera exempta(Walker, [1857])
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Xyleninae
  3. Prodeniini
  4. Spodoptera
  5.  exempta
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20-37 mm

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    Regional distr. - legend
    Phenogram based on the literature
    • Local names
    • LanguageVernacular name
      AfrikaansKommandowurm
      DeutschKommandowurm
      EnglishAfrican Armyworm Moth
      EnglishNutgrass armyworm
      FrançaisChenille défoliante
      FrançaisChenille légionnaire d'Afrique
      日本語アフリカシロナヨトウ
    • Primary hostplants
    • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
      FabaceaePhaseolusBean
      MalvaceaeGossypiumCotton
      PoaceaeOryzaRice
      PoaceaeSaccharum officinarumSugarcane
      PoaceaeSorghum
      PoaceaeTriticumWheat
      PoaceaeZea maysMaize
      RubiaceaeCoffea
      SolanaceaeCapsicumPeppers
    • Synonyms and other combinations
    • Latin nameAuthor
      Agrotis exemptaWalker, 1857
      Spodoptera biparsWalker, 1857
      Spodoptera ingloriaWalker, 1858
      Spodoptera metriodesBethune-Baker, 1911
    • Links
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      African MothsRoy Goff
      Afro MothsJurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
      Butterflies and Moths of North America
      Japanese Moths
      Lepiforum e. V.

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    Halvard MidtunAustralia, Townsville City

    Adult.

    Halvard MidtunAustralia, Townsville City
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