''Spodoptera'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...
erected by
Achille Guenée
Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist.
Biography
Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun.
He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very ear ...
in 1852. Many are known as
pest insects. The larvae are sometimes called armyworms. The roughly thirty species are distributed across six continents.
Description
No tufts behind collar as in ''
Euplexia'', but only tufts present on metathorax. Scales much smoother. Abdominal tufts slight. Fore tibial tufts are very developed. Cilia slightly crenulated. Antennae almost simple.
Species
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Spodoptera abyssinia''
Guenée, 1852
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Spodoptera albula''
(Walker, 1857) (orth. var. ''S. albulum'')
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Spodoptera androgea''
(Stoll, 782
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Spodoptera angulata''
(Gaede, 1935)
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Spodoptera apertura''
(Walker, 1865)
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Spodoptera cilium''
Guenée, 1852 – grasslawn armyworm
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Spodoptera compta''
(Walker, 1869)
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Spodoptera connexa''
(Wileman, 1914)
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Spodoptera depravata''
(Butler, 1879)
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Spodoptera dolichos''
(Fabricius, 1794) – sweet potato armyworm
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Spodoptera eridania''
(Cramer) – southern armyworm
* ''
Spodoptera evanida''
Schaus, 1914
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Spodoptera excelsa''
Rougeot & Laporte, 1983
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Spodoptera exempta''
(Walker, 857 – African armyworm
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Spodoptera exigua
The beet armyworm or small mottled willow moth (''Spodoptera exigua'') is one of the best-known agriculture, agricultural pest insects. It is also known as the asparagus fern caterpillar. It is native to Asia, but has been introduced Cosmopolitan ...
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(Hübner, 808 – beet armyworm
* ''
Spodoptera fasciculata''
(Berio, 1973)
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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 ...
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(Smith, 1797) – fall armyworm
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Spodoptera hipparis''
(Druce, 1889)
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Spodoptera latifascia''
(Walker, 1856) – velvet armyworm
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Spodoptera littoralis''
(Boisduval, 1833) – African cotton leafworm
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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 ...
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(Fabricius, 1775) – Oriental leafworm moth
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Spodoptera malagasy''
Viette, 1967
* ''Spodoptera marima''
(Schaus, 1904) syn. ''S. ornithogalli'' below
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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 wor ...
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(Boisduval, 1833) – lawn armyworm
* ''
Spodoptera ochrea
''Spodoptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae Species description, erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Many are known as Pest (organism), pest insects. The larvae are sometimes called armyworms. The roughly thirty species are distrib ...
''
(Hampson, 1909)
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Spodoptera ornithogalli''
(Guenée, 1852) – yellow-striped armyworm
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Spodoptera pecten''
Guenée, 1852
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Spodoptera pectinicornis''
(Hampson, 1895) – water-lettuce moth
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Spodoptera peruviana''
(Walker, 1865)
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Spodoptera picta''
(Guérin-Méneville, 838
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Spodoptera praefica''
(Grote, 1875) – western yellowstriped armyworm
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Spodoptera pulchella''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1868) – Caribbean armyworm
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Spodoptera roseae''
(Schaus, 1923)
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Spodoptera semiluna''
(Hampson, 1909)
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Spodoptera sebastian''
(Swanson-Knope, 1919)
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Spodoptera teferii''
Laporte, 194
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Spodoptera triturata''
(Walker, 857
* ''
Spodoptera umbraculata''
(Walker, 1858)
References
External links
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Caradrinini
Taxa named by Achille Guenée
Insect pests of millets
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