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Noctuidae
932215 – 9665   Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, [1808])
             Beet Armyworm

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • exigua Hübner [1808] (Noctua) - MONA 1983: 9665
  • antipodea Warren 1914 (Laphygma)
  • caradrinoides Walker 1856 (Laphygma)
  • cycloides Guenée 1852 (Laphygma)
  • flavimaculata Harvey 1876 (Caradrina)
  • fulgens Geyer 1832 (Noctua)
  • junceti Zeller 1847 (Caradrina)
  • pygmaea Rambur 1834 (Caradrina)
  • sebghana Austaut 1880 (Caradrina)
  • venosa Butler 1880 (Caradrina)
  • References
    Spodoptera exigua
    © Phillip Ruttenbur
    Spodoptera exigua
    © Bob Patterson
    Spodoptera exigua
    © Paul Harris - UKmoths
    Spodoptera exigua
    © Charles Melton - DNA
    Spodoptera exigua
    © Randy Hardy
    Spodoptera exigua
    27mm – © Jim Vargo
    Spodoptera exigua
    © Robert Gorman LG


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