''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 ...

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 ''Euplexia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae described by Stephens in 1829. Description Its eyes are naked with or without eyelashes. The proboscis is well developed. Palpi upturned, second joint not reaching vertex of head and fringe ...

'', 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 ''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'' (Walker, 1857) (orth. var. ''S. albulum'') * '' Spodoptera androgea'' (Stoll, 782 * ''

Spodoptera angulata ''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 ...

'' (Gaede, 1935) * '' Spodoptera apertura'' (Walker, 1865) * '' Spodoptera cilium'' Guenée, 1852 – grasslawn armyworm * ''

Spodoptera compta ''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 ...

'' (Walker, 1869) * ''

Spodoptera connexa ''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 ...

'' (Wileman, 1914) * ''

Spodoptera depravata ''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 ...

'' (Butler, 1879) * '' Spodoptera dolichos'' (Fabricius, 1794) – sweet potato armyworm * '' Spodoptera eridania'' (Cramer) – southern armyworm * ''

Spodoptera evanida ''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 ...

'' Schaus, 1914 * ''

Spodoptera excelsa ''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 ...

'' Rougeot & Laporte, 1983 * '' Spodoptera exempta'' (Walker, 857 – African armyworm * ''

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 ...

'' (Hübner,

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– beet armyworm * ''

Spodoptera fasciculata ''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 ...

'' (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'' (Druce, 1889) * '' Spodoptera latifascia'' (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 M ...

'' (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 wor ...

'' (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) * '' 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 sebastian'' (Swanson-Knope, 1919) * '' Spodoptera teferii'' Laporte, 194 * '' Spodoptera triturata'' (Walker, 857 * '' Spodoptera umbraculata'' (Walker, 1858)

References

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