Spodoptera littoralis

African cotton leafworm or Egyptian cotton leafworm or Mediterranean brocade

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Noctuidae

Genus

Spodoptera

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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.

Host Genome

No genome information available

Related Symbionts

9 records

Symbiont records associated with Spodoptera littoralis

	Classification	Function	Function Tags
Enterococcus mundtii Bacillota	Bacteria	Enterococcus mundtii actively secretes a stable class IIa bacteriocin (mundticin KS) against invading bacteria, including opportunistic pathogens (E.…	antimicrobial activity
Enterococcus mundtii Bacillota	Bacteria	Enterococcus mundtii actively secretes a stable class IIa bacteriocin (mundticin KS) against invading bacteria, but not against other gut residents, …	antimicrobial activity
Bacillus thuringiensis Bacillota	Bacteria	Bacillus thuringiensis is a widely used bacterial entomopathogen that produces insecticidal toxins, some of which are expressed in insect-resistant t…	toxin production
Enterococcus mundtii Bacillota	Bacteria	Enterococcus mundtii secretes a stable class II bacteriocin, mundticin KS, against invading bacteria, facilitating the normal development of host gut…	antimicrobial activity
Enterococcus mundti Bacillota	Bacteria	Enterococcus mundti is involved in energy and nucleotide metabolism, transcription, and translation pathways.	other
Enterococcus mundtii Bacillota	Bacteria	Enterococcus mundtii is involved in producing an antimicrobial peptide in Spodoptera littoralis.	antimicrobial activity
Pantoea Pseudomonadota	Bacteria	Pantoea is involved in degrading and utilizing different types of plant materials.	plant biomass digestion
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Metagenome Information

0 records

Metagenome sequencing data associated with Spodoptera littoralis

Run	Platform	Location	Date	BioProject
No metagenomes found No metagenome records associated with this host species.

Amplicon Information

21 records

Amplicon sequencing data associated with Spodoptera littoralis

Run	Classification	Platform	Location	Environment
SRR23304971 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304958 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304960 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304961 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304962 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304963 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304964 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304965 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304966 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304967 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304968 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304969 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304951 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304952 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304953 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304954 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304955 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304956 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304957 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304959 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae
SRR23304970 AMPLICON	16S	-	Egypt 31.2001 N 29.9187 E	Lepidopteran gut bacteriome Noctuidae

5 records

Research articles related to Spodoptera littoralis

Title	Authors	Journal	Year	DOI
A soil fungus confers plant resistance against a phytophagous insect by disrupting the symbiotic role of its gut microbiota	Di Lelio, I; Forni, G; Magoga, G ... Montagna, M; Pennacchio, F	PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	2023	10.1073/pnas.2216922120
Impact of transgenerational host switch on gut bacterial assemblage in generalist pest, Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)	Roy, A; Houot, B; Kushwaha, S; Anderson, P	FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY	2023	10.3389/fmicb.2023.1172601
Symbiont-Derived Antimicrobials Contribute to the Control of the Lepidopteran Gut Microbiota	Shao, YQ; Chen, BS; Sun, C ... Hertweck, C; Boland, W	CELL CHEMICAL BIOLOGY	2017	10.1016/j.chembiol.2016.11.015
Biodiversity and Activity of the Gut Microbiota across the Life History of the Insect Herbivore Spodoptera littoralis	Chen, BS; Teh, BS; Sun, C ... Boland, W; Shao, YQ	SCIENTIFIC REPORTS	2016	10.1038/srep29505
Midgut microbiota and host immunocompetence underlie Bacillus thuringiensis killing mechanism	Caccia, S; Di Lelio, I; La Storia, A ... Ercolini, D; Pennacchio, F	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences	2016	10.1073/pnas.1521741113

Core Microbiome Composition

Core microbiome composition is derived from available metagenomic and amplicon sequencing data, calculated based on the relative abundance and coverage of symbionts across different samples. The representativeness of this analysis may vary depending on the number of available samples and should be considered as a reference guide. See calculation details in Help documentation

Spodoptera littoralis

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