Fall armyworm
Larva — Lepidoptera
Identification key : 
Leaf-eating caterpillar (Larva) 
Butterflies and moths (Adult (and nymphs resembling the adult))
Scientific name : Spodoptera frugiperda
Other names : Spodoptera frugiperda
Night-flying moth native to tropical and subtropical America that has spread since 2016 across Africa, Asia and Oceania. Its caterpillars, marked with a pale inverted Y on the head, devour young leaves and the whorl of maize, leaving abundant droppings, and may also bore into the cob. It is highly polyphagous (maize, sorghum, rice, sugarcane, cotton, vegetables) and the moths travel long distances.
Crops affected : Corn, Cotton, Quinoa, Rice, Sorghum, Sugarcane, Wheat
Source : Spodoptera frugiperda (LAPHFR)[Overview] — EPPO Global Database — EPPO Global Database
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Cotton Rice Sugarcane Corn Quinoa Sorghum Wheat
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