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Noctuidae
932220 – 9670   Spodoptera latifascia (Walker, 1856)
             Velvet Armyworm

© Carol Wolf
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • latifascia Walker 1856 (Prodenia) - MONA 1983: 9670; Type locality: Jamaica
  • variolosa Walker 1857 (Prodenia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Spodoptera latifascia (Walker, 1856) formerly included as a synonym S. cosmioides (Walker, 1858). Pogue (2002) treated cosmiodes [sic] as a the valid name for the South American population following Silvain & Lalanne-Cassou (1997).
    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.
    • Pogue, M.G., 2002. A world revision of the genus Spodoptera (Guenée) Lepidoptera: Noctuidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 43: 83-87.
    • Silvain, J.F & B. Lalanne-Cassou, 1997. Distinction entre Spodoptera latifascia (Walker) et Spodoptera cosmiodes (Walker), bona species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). Revue Francaise d'Entomologie (Nouvelle serie), 19: 95-97.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Walker, F., 1856. Noctuidae. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 9: 195.
    • Walker, F., 1857. Noctuidae. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 15: 1678.
    Spodoptera latifascia
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    Spodoptera latifascia
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    43mm – © Archbold Biological Station
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    44mm – © Archbold Biological Station
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    LG – © James Adams
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    LG – © Jim Troubridge
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    - LG – © Jim Troubridge
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    42mm – © Jim Vargo
    Spodoptera latifascia
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    Spodoptera latifascia
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