Spodoptera litura

tobacco cutworm or cotton leafworm

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Noctuidae

Genus

Spodoptera

Image source: Craig Williams@BY-NC

Spodoptera litura is a nocturnal moth in the family Noctuidae. S. litura is a serious polyphagous pest in Asia, Oceania, and the Indian subcontinent that was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. Its common names reference two of the most frequent host plants of the moth. In total, 87 species of host plants that are infested by S. litura are of economic importance.The species parasitize the plants through the larvae vigorous eating patterns, oftentimes leaving the leaves completely destroyed. The moths effects are quite disastrous, destroying economically important agricultural crops and decreasing yield in some plants completely. Their potential impact on the many different cultivated crops, and subsequently the local agricultural economy, has led to serious efforts to control the pests.

Host Genome

Chromosome

Genome ID	Level	BUSCO Assessment
GCA_002706865.1	Chromosome	C:98.3%[S:97.5%,D:0.8%],F:0.4%,M:1.3%,n:1367

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Related Symbionts

7 records

Symbiont records associated with Spodoptera litura

	Classification	Function	Function Tags
Enterococcus mundtii Bacillota	Bacteria	The ingestion of bacteria negatively affected the development and nutritional physiology of insect. The bacteria after successful establishment start…	Reproductive manipulation
Serratia marcescens Pseudomonadota	Bacteria	The ingestion of bacteria negatively affected the development and nutritional physiology of insect. The bacteria after successful establishment start…	Reproductive manipulation
gut bacteria -	Bacteria	gut microbes may be essential for improving the efficiency of food utilization in S. litura	Digestive enzymes
gut bacteria -	Bacteria	may be essential for improving the efficiency of food utilization in S. litura	Digestive enzymes
gut bacteria -	Bacteria	detoxifying processes –dehalogenation and aromatic hydrocarbons degradation	Plant secondary metabolites
Enterococcus casseliflavus Bacillota	Bacteria	degrading flubendiamide	Pesticide metabolization
Enterococcus mundtii Bacillota	Bacteria	degrading flubendiamide	Pesticide metabolization

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Metagenome Information

3 records

Metagenome sequencing data associated with Spodoptera litura

Run	Platform	Location	Date	BioProject
SRR5997679 WGS	ILLUMINA Illumina HiSeq 2500	China 26.08 N 119.28 E	Mar-24	PRJNA401061
SRR5997681 WGS	ILLUMINA Illumina HiSeq 2500	China 26.08 N 119.28 E	Mar-24	PRJNA401061
SRR5997683 WGS	ILLUMINA Illumina HiSeq 2500	China 26.08 N 119.28 E	Mar-24	PRJNA401061

Amplicon Information

5 records

Amplicon sequencing data associated with Spodoptera litura

Run	Classification	Platform	Location	Environment
SRR20429493 AMPLICON	16S	-	India 28.6913 N 77.2113 E	Host Environment Irradiated Gut at 130Gy F1
SRR20429494 AMPLICON	16S	-	India 28.6913 N 77.2113 E	Host Environment Irradiated Gut at 130Gy parent
SRR20429495 AMPLICON	16S	-	India 28.6913 N 77.2113 E	Host Environment Normal Gut at 0Gy
SRR20408779 AMPLICON	16S	-	India 28.6913 N 77.2113 E	Host Environment Irradiated Gut at 130Gy
SRR20408781 AMPLICON	16S	-	India 28.6913 N 77.2113 E	Host Environment Normal Gut at 0Gy