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Tomato moth

Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The tomato moth (Spodoptera littoralis) is a species in the family Noctuidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the tomato moth

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the tomato moth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the tomato moth as introduced in 5 countries.

  1. Belgium
  2. Denmark
  3. France
  4. Poland
  5. United Kingdom

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the tomato moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the tomato moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyNoctuidae
  6. genusSpodoptera
  7. SpeciesSpodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)

Synonyms Hadena littoralis, Hadena retina, Prodenia metriodes, Prodenia testaceoides, Spodoptera metriodes, Spodoptera retina, Spodoptera testaceoides

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • African cotton leafwormEnglish
  • Mediterranean brocadeEnglish
  • Mediterranean brocade or African cotton leafwormEnglish
  • دودة ورق القطن الأفريقيةArabic
  • Brithyn Cotwm AffricaWelsh
  • Afrikansk bomuldsugleDanish
  • BaumwolleuleGerman
  • Gusano de la hoja del algodoneroSpanish
  • krysanteemiyökkönenFinnish
  • ProdéniaFrench
  • גדודנית פרודניהHebrew
  • Nottua del cotoneItalian
  • bomullssteppeflyNorwegian Bokmål
  • KatoenuilDutch
  • Египетская хлопковая совкаRussian
  • bomullsflySwedish
  • Pamuk Yaprak KurduTurkish
  • Сподоптера літоралісUkrainian
  • 海灰翅夜蛾Chinese
  • Brithion Cotwm AffricaWelsh
  • Afrikanischer BaumwollwurmGerman
  • Bunte SeidenglanzeuleGerman
  • Noctuelle méditerranéenneFrench
  • Spodoptère littoraleFrench
  • Spodoptère littorale (La)French
  • Ver du cotonnierFrench
  • afrikanskt bomullsflySwedish
  • mindre bomullsflySwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tomato moth

Other species in the same genus Spodoptera.

Fireworm

Spodoptera eridania

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the tomato moth an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the tomato moth as introduced in 5 countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Poland and United Kingdom, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the tomato moth?

The tomato moth (Spodoptera littoralis) belongs to the family Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tomato moth (Spodoptera littoralis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tomato-moth

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BibTeX
@misc{tomato_moth_2026,
  title = {Tomato moth (Spodoptera littoralis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tomato-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}