
Sweet Potato Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera dolichos Fabricius, 1794
Names
| English | Sweet Potato Armyworm Moth |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | — |
| Chinese | — |
| Sranan Tongo | kapelka (general name for the group) |
| Scientific name | Spodoptera dolichos Fabricius, 1794 |
About this species
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), south through Costa Rica to South America, as far south as Argentina. In the United States, it may occur as far north as Kentucky and Maryland.
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
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Spodoptera dolichos is een vlinder uit de familie van de uilen (Noctuidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1794 door Fabricius.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Family | Noctuidae |
| Genus | Spodoptera |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Paramaribo2
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
Records by month
All years combined.


