Claim · #6496276
Spodoptera litura · herbivory · Amaranthus spp.
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Damage caused by caterpillars (Spodoptera litura, Heliothis armigera, Hymenia recurvalis)”
- Source
- Vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus L.)
- Authors
- Ebert A.W., Wu T-h., Wang S-t.
- Year
- 2011
- Publication
- AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center, International Cooperators' Guide, AVRDC Publication Number 11-754
- Page
- 5
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Spodoptera litura larvae are polyphagous defoliators known to attack amaranth; high impact assignment fits documented IPM literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Spodoptera litura caterpillars (larvae) are well-known amaranth defoliators; stage role correctly assigned to larvae per quote.”
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