Spodoptera ornithogalli

TaxID: 42029

Basic Information

Spodoptera ornithogalli

Yellow-striped Armyworm, Yellowstriped Armyworm, yellow-striped armyworm moth

Spodoptera ornithogalli (yellow-striped armyworm, cotton cutworm) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. When first discovered this particular species was thought to be the American representative of S. littoralis as the two species have very similar forms. However, S. ornithogalli is known to have much darker color body with sharper markings.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Noctuidae

Spodoptera

ornithogalli

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Morphological Features

Larva grows from about 2.0 to 35 mm in length over development. Coloration is variable; mature larvae tend to bear a broad brownish band dorsally with a faint white line at the center. The head is brown with extensive blackish markings. Eggs are slightly flattened spheres, 0.46–0.52 mm in diameter and 0.38–0.40 mm in height, greenish to pinkish brown with 45–58 small ridges. Adult forewings are brownish gray with a complicated pattern of light and dark markings.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Larva Source Type: Scholarly article
Citation:

Walter J. Tabachnick, John L. Capinera, John B. Heppner, John B. Heppner. 2008. Yellowstriped Armyworm, Spodoptera ornithogalli (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Encyclopedia of Entomology

Host Plants (180 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (32 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Austria Emergency measures 2022
Belgium Emergency measures 2022
Bulgaria Emergency measures 2022
Cyprus Emergency measures 2022
Czechia Emergency measures 2022
Germany Emergency measures 2022
Denmark Emergency measures 2022
EPPO A1 Absent —
Spain Emergency measures 2022
Estonia Emergency measures 2022
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Distribution (32 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

29
Present
3
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Antigua and Barbuda Present —
Argentina Present —
Belize Present —
Bermuda Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Brazil Present
Barbados Present —
Canada Present —
China Present —
Colombia Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature