Eligma narcissus

Eligma narcissus? (Cramer, 1775), is a species of the genus Spodoptera in the family Lepidoptera. Distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Hebei, Yunnan, Shandong, Henan, Sichuan, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Guizhou, Gansu and other places. It mainly damages garden ornamental trees such as Ailanthus ailanthus, Chinese toon, red toon, peach and plum. The larvae damage the leaves of Ailanthus ailanthus and Ailanthus ailanthus varieties such as Ailanthus altissima and Ailanthus altissima, causing nicks, holes or eating up the leaves.

Chinese scientific name

Ailanthus moth

Latin scientific name

Eligma narcissus? (Cramer, 1775)

Other names

Spodoptera exigua and Spodoptera exigua