Biology:Spodoptera albula
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Short description: Species of moth
| Spodoptera albula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Spodoptera |
| Species: | S. albula
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| Binomial name | |
| Spodoptera albula (Walker, 1857)[1]
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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
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