Spodoptera apertura

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Spodoptera apertura
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Spodoptera
Species:
S. apertura
Binomial name
Spodoptera apertura
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Prodenia aperturaWalker, 1865
  • Prodenia leucophlebiaHampson, 1902
  • Prodenia synstictisHampson, 1896

Spodoptera apertura is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is known from China, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Madagascar [1] and Australia. [2]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Spodoptera apertura (Walker, 1865)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. "Spodoptera apertura". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life: Australia. Retrieved October 24, 2019.