Spodoptera

Spodoptera
Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Hadeninae
Genus: Spodoptera
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Calogramma Guenée, 1852
  • Douzdrina de Laever, 1985
  • Laphygma Guenée, 1852
  • Prodenia Guenée, 1852
  • Rusidrina Staudinger, 1892

Spodoptera is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. Many are known as pest insects. The larvae are sometimes called armyworms.

Species include:

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