. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. - 887 - INSECTS NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR IN THE UNITED STATES PADDY CUTWORM (Spodoptera mauritia (Boisd.)) Economic Importance: This noctuid is known as a pest of graminaceous crops in several areas, particularly in the Australian, Indian, and Pacific regions. Damaging outbreaks build up periodically on rice in Fiji Islands, Indochina, Guam, Indonesia, India and the Philippines. Damage to sugarcane in Queensland, Australia, and corn in the Philippines has been reported. A subspecies, S. mauritia acronyctoides, was recorded in 19
. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. - 887 - INSECTS NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR IN THE UNITED STATES PADDY CUTWORM (Spodoptera mauritia (Boisd.)) Economic Importance: This noctuid is known as a pest of graminaceous crops in several areas, particularly in the Australian, Indian, and Pacific regions. Damaging outbreaks build up periodically on rice in Fiji Islands, Indochina, Guam, Indonesia, India and the Philippines. Damage to sugarcane in Queensland, Australia, and corn in the Philippines has been reported. A subspecies, S. mauritia acronyctoides, was recorded in 1958 in Hawaii; and the pest was observed damaging Bermuda grass in 1959. Distribution: India, Ceylon, Indochina, China, Indonesia, Formosa, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoro Islands, Australia, New Guinea, Malaya, Guam, Fiji, Samoa, Philippines and other Pacific Islands. In Africa, one moth has been taken in Tanganyika; and the pest is recorded in Uganda and Kenya. Hosts: Principally a pest of grasses including rice, corn, sugarcane, wheat and barley. Also recorded from other plants including tobacco, tomato and Distribution of Spodoptera mauritia Life History and Habits: In India, eggs are deposited, usually on the'undersurfaces of the leaves, in batches. These are covered with buff-colored hairs from the body of the moth. The larvae feed at night, hiding during the day under debris or other shelter. Pupation occurs in the soil, and moths emerge in about 10 days. (Noctuidae, Lepidoptera) No. 121 of Series. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Animal and Plant Health Service. Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs; United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine; United States. Plant Pest Control Division. Hyattsville, MD. [etc. ] Plant Protection and Quarantine Prog
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