| Spodoptera albula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Spodoptera |
| Species: | S. albula |
| Binomial name | |
| Spodoptera albula (Walker, 1857)[1] |
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The Unbarred Spodoptera Moth or Gray-streaked Armywom Moth (Spodoptera albula) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the southern United States, south to South America.[2]
The wingspan is 33-35 mm. The forewings are brownish-grey with dark streaks along the veins. There is a thin black basal dash and a reniform spot in the form of a small dark dot. The hindwings are white with pale grey shading and a dotted black terminal line. Adults are on wing in the final half of the year, peaking in November.
The larvae feed on Amaranthus species.