Biology:Spodoptera albula

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Short description: Species of moth

Spodoptera albula
Spodoptera albula.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Spodoptera
Species:
S. albula
Binomial name
Spodoptera albula
(Walker, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
  • Xylina albula Walker, 1857
  • Spodoptera albulum
  • Laphygma orbicularis Walker, 1857
  • Laphygma caudata Walker, 1865

Spodoptera albula (unbarred spodoptera moth or gray-streaked armyworm moth) is a moth of the family Noctuidae 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.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7578791 entry