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 Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas),[2] south through Costa Rica to South America, as far south as Argentina.[3] In the United States, it may occur as far north as Kentucky and Maryland.

Spodoptera dolichos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Spodoptera
Species:
S. dolichos
Binomial name
Spodoptera dolichos
(Fabricius, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
  • Noctua dolichos Fabricius, 1794
  • Prodenia dolichos
  • Phalaena commelinae Smith, 1797
  • Prodenia commelinae
  • Phalaena marmorea Sepp, [1840]

The wingspan is about 40 millimetres (1 5⁄8 in).

The larvae are polyphagous and feed on a wide range of wild and cultivated plants

References
  1. "932221.00 – 9671 – Spodoptera dolichos – Dolichos Armyworm Moth – (Fabricius, 1794)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  2. Balaban, John and Jane (March 23, 2013). "Species Spodoptera dolichos - Sweetpotato Armyworm Moth - Hodges#9671". BugGuide. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  3. "Spodoptera dolichos (Fabricius, 1794)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 17, 2019.


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