''Spodoptera'' is a

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moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s of the family Noctuidae erected by

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in 1852. Many are known as pest insects. The larvae are sometimes called armyworms. The roughly thirty species are distributed across six continents.

Description

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Species

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Spodoptera abyssinia ''Spodoptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Many are known as pest insects. The larvae are sometimes called armyworms. The roughly thirty species are distributed across six continents. Descrip ...

'' Guenée, 1852 * ''

Spodoptera albula ''Spodoptera albula'' (unbarred spodoptera moth or gray-streaked armyworm moth) is a moth of the family Noctuidae found from the southern United States, south to South America. The wingspan is 33–35 mm. The forewings are brownish-grey wi ...

'' (Walker, 1857) (orth. var. ''S. albulum'') * '' Spodoptera androgea'' (Stoll, 782 * '' Spodoptera angulata'' (Gaede, 1935) * '' Spodoptera apertura'' (Walker, 1865) * ''

Spodoptera cilium ''Spodoptera cilium'', known variously as dark mottled willow, lawn caterpillar and grasslawn armyworm, is a noctuid moth found throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and western, southern, and south-east Asia and several countries in southern and ...

'' Guenée, 1852 – grasslawn armyworm * '' Spodoptera compta'' (Walker, 1869) * '' Spodoptera connexa'' (Wileman, 1914) * '' Spodoptera depravata'' (Butler, 1879) * ''

Spodoptera dolichos ''Spodoptera dolichos'', the dolichos armyworm moth or sweetpotato armyworm moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found from the southern United States (including Ala ...

'' (Fabricius, 1794) – sweet potato armyworm * '' Spodoptera eridania'' (Cramer) – southern armyworm * '' Spodoptera evanida'' Schaus, 1914 * '' Spodoptera excelsa'' Rougeot & Laporte, 1983 * '' Spodoptera exempta'' (Walker,

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– African armyworm * '' Spodoptera exigua'' (Hübner,

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– beet armyworm * '' Spodoptera fasciculata'' (Berio, 1973) * ''

Spodoptera frugiperda The fall armyworm (''Spodoptera frugiperda'') is a species in the order Lepidoptera and one of the species of the fall armyworm moths distinguished by their larval life stage. The term "armyworm" can refer to several species, often describing the ...

'' (Smith, 1797) – fall armyworm * ''

Spodoptera hipparis ''Spodoptera hipparis'' is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Spodoptera hipparis'' is 9674. References Further reading * * * Spodoptera Article ...

'' (Druce, 1889) * ''

Spodoptera latifascia ''Spodoptera latifascia'', commonly known as the lateral-lined armyworm, garden armyworm, or velvet armyworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae found from Central America and the Antilles into North America (from Texas to Florida). Descript ...

'' (Walker, 1856) – velvet armyworm * ''

Spodoptera littoralis ''Spodoptera littoralis'', also referred to as the African cotton leafworm or Egyptian cotton leafworm or Mediterranean brocade, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. ''S. littoralis'' is found widely in Africa, Mediterranean Europe and ...

'' (Boisduval, 1833) – African cotton leafworm * ''

Spodoptera litura ''Spodoptera litura'', otherwise known as the tobacco cutworm or cotton leafworm, 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 ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) – Oriental leafworm moth * ''

Spodoptera malagasy ''Spodoptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Many are known as pest insects. The larvae are sometimes called armyworms. The roughly thirty species are distributed across six continents. Descrip ...

'' Viette, 1967 * ''Spodoptera marima'' (Schaus, 1904) syn. ''S. ornithogalli'' below * ''

Spodoptera mauritia ''Spodoptera mauritia'', the lawn armyworm or paddy swarming caterpillar, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. Able to eat many types of food, it is a major pest throughout the w ...

'' (Boisduval, 1833) – lawn armyworm * '' Spodoptera ochrea'' (Hampson, 1909) * '' Spodoptera ornithogalli'' (Guenée, 1852) – yellow-striped armyworm * '' Spodoptera pecten'' Guenée, 1852 * '' Spodoptera pectinicornis'' (Hampson, 1895) – water-lettuce moth * '' Spodoptera peruviana'' (Walker, 1865) * '' Spodoptera picta'' (Guérin-Méneville, 838 * '' Spodoptera praefica'' (Grote, 1875) – western yellowstriped armyworm * '' Spodoptera pulchella'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1868) – Caribbean armyworm * '' Spodoptera roseae'' (Schaus, 1923) * '' Spodoptera semiluna'' (Hampson, 1909) * '' Spodoptera teferii'' Laporte, 194 * '' Spodoptera triturata'' (Walker,

* '' Spodoptera umbraculata'' (Walker, 1858)

References

External links

* * Caradrinini Taxa named by Achille Guenée Insect pests of millets {{Caradrinini-stub