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Tuesday 28 July 2015

African Cotton Leafworm, Egyptian Cotton Leafworm or Mediterranean Brocade Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) - Cyprus

 

See also - List of Moths of Cyprus you will find in this blog (Lepidoptera)


Family Noctuidae 
Spodoptera littoralis, the African Cotton Leafworm or Egyptian Cotton Leafworm—also known as the Mediterranean Brocade in the UK—is a noctuid moth found widely in Africa and Mediterranean Europe. It has been recorded at least six times in the UK, either animmigrant or as an accidental import. It is often a pest on vegetablesfruitsflowers and other crops.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Photos  Geri, by George Konstantinou








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