Spodoptera littoralis

TaxID: 7109

Basic Information

Spodoptera littoralis

African Cotton Leafworm, African cotton leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis, also referred to as the African cotton leafworm or Egyptian cotton leafworm or Mediterranean brocade, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. S. littoralis is found widely in Africa, Mediterranean Europe and Middle Eastern countries. It is a highly polyphagous organism that is a pest of many cultivated plants and crops. As a result, this species was assigned the label of A2 quarantine pest by the EPPO and was cautioned as a highly invasive species in the United States. The devastating impacts caused by these pests have led to the development of both biological and chemical control methods. This moth is often confused with Spodoptera litura.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Noctuidae

Spodoptera

littoralis

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Photos (5 photos)

Spodoptera littoralis
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(c) Claudio Labriola@BY-NC
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(c) magriet b@BY-SA
Spodoptera littoralis
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(c) Claudio Labriola@BY-NC
Spodoptera littoralis
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(c) Sunčana Bradley@BY
Spodoptera littoralis
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(c) Paolo Mazzei@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (51 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (40 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Albania Quarantine pests —
Argentina A1 list 2019
Armenia Absent —
Azerbaijan Absent 2024
Bulgaria Present —
Belarus Absent 1994
Brazil A1 list 2018
Chile A1 list 2024
China Quarantine pests 2021
Costa Rica Absent —
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Distribution (93 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

78
Present
15
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Angola Present —
Albania Present —
Algeria Present —
United Arab Emirates Present —
Austria Absent —
Burundi Present —
Belgium Absent —
Benin Present —
Burkina Faso Present —
Bahrain Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_902850265.1 Chromosome 435 14400 14828 -
GCA_023853715.1 Scaffold 465 43 64 -
GCA_022664705.1 Scaffold 436 5302 5302 -

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR13488427 proboscis adult female 101959782 not applicable
SRR13488426 palps and legs adult male 113530303 not applicable
SRR13488425 palps, legs and ovipositors adult female 99663968 not applicable

DNA Barcodes (93 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
TSMTC1397-23 BOLD:ACE4947 COI-5P 668 Tanzania 2020-06-22 -2.15, 34.144
TSMTC1393-23 BOLD:ACE4947 COI-5P 654 Tanzania 2020-06-22 -2.15, 34.144
TSMTC1391-23 BOLD:ACE4947 COI-5P 654 Tanzania 2020-06-22 -2.15, 34.144
TRLEP086-13 BOLD:ACE4947 COI-5P 658 Turkiye 2008-11-08 36.51, 34.261
PMANL632-10 BOLD:ACE4947 COI-5P 658 Kenya 2002-04-15 -2.42, 37.93
PMANL5614-17 BOLD:ACE4947 COI-5P 658 Nigeria 1968-11-15 7.5, 4.58
PMANL5613-17 BOLD:ACE4947 COI-5P 658 Uganda 1968-04-29 -0.2214, 30.0985
PMANL263-09 BOLD:ACE4947 COI-5P 658 Kenya 1999-09-20 0.293, 36.899
PMANL190-09 BOLD:ACE4947 COI-5P 658 Kenya 1999-07-19 0.293, 36.899
MAMOT388-10 BOLD:ACE4947 COI-5P 658 Pakistan 2010-08-25 26.0333, 68.9333
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Literature