''Spodoptera ornithogalli'' (yellow-striped armyworm, cotton cutworm) is a
moth of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
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When first discovered this particular species was thought to be the American representative of ''
S. littoralis'' as the two species have very similar forms. However, ''S. ornithogalli'' is known to have much darker color body with sharper markings.
Description
The
wingspan of the adult moth is . The fore-wing is brown with tan markings and a blurry white stripe coming from the wing tip. The hind-wing is white with a thin brown margin. Larvae are black with thin yellow stripes on their sides.
Adults are on wing from April to November depending on the location.
Distribution
Geographic distribution
North America
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Canada:
Ontario,
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Mexico
* United States:
Alabama,
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New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
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Oklahoma
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Central America and the Caribbean
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Costa Rica
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Dominica
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El Salvador
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Guatemala
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Honduras
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South America
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Argentina
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Bolivia
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Brazil:
Acre
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Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP.
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Mato Grosso do Sul
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Rio Grande do Sul
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Roraima
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Colombia
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Ecuador
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French Guiana
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Peru
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Suriname
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Venezuela
Europe
There were repeated
port interceptions throughout 2020, especially on consignments of
asparagus from the
Americas
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Nonetheless so far ''S. ornithogalli'' remains otherwise absent from Europe.
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Denmark: Phytosanitation interceptions only.
Asia
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Japan
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: Phytosanitation interceptions only.
Ecological distribution
For the complete list see EPPO GD's hosts list.
The larvae feed on various crops, including alfalfa, asparagus,
bean,
beet,
cabbage, clover,
maize/corn,
cotton,
cucumber, hops, grape, grass, jimsonweed, morning glory, onion, pea, peach, peanut, potato,
sorghum,
soybean,
sunflower,
sweet potato, Swiss chard, tobacco, tomato,
turnip, wheat,
watermelon, and wild onion; ornamentals including
chrysanthemum
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and
roses;
and weeds including ''
Amaranthus retroflexus'',
''
Chenopodium album'',
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Datura stramonium'',
''
Erigeron canadensis'',
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Plantago lanceolata
''Plantago lanceolata'' is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. It is known by the common names ribwort plantain, narrowleaf plantain, English plantain, ribleaf, lamb's tongue, and buckhorn. It is a common weed on c ...
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and ''
Rumex
The docks and sorrels, genus ''Rumex'', are a genus of about 200 species of annual, biennial, and perennial herbs in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae.
Members of this genus are very common perennial herbs with a native almost worldwide distribu ...
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References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q7578794
ornithogalli
Moths of North America
Moths of the Caribbean
Moths of South America
Moths of Cuba
Moths of Central America
Lepidoptera of Brazil
Lepidoptera of Jamaica
Moths described in 1852
Taxa named by Achille Guenée
Agricultural pest insects
Insect pests of wheat
Insect pests of ornamental plants