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

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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

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 52.55f; p. 294. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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