Spodoptera

Spodoptera is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Many are known as pest insects. The larvae are sometimes called armyworms. The roughly thirty species are distributed across six continents.

Species

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KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae

Observations recorded112,121

Spodoptera mauritia. Spodoptera es un género lepidópteros ditrisios de la familia Noctuidae. Muchas de sus especies son plagas en diversos cultivos, como por ejemplo Spodoptera frugiperda, que ataca principalmente al maíz (Zea mays) y al algodón (Gossypium), entre otros. Especies Spodoptera abyssinia Guenée, 1852 Spodoptera albulum (Walker, 1857) Spodoptera androgea (Stoll, [1782]) Spodoptera angulata (Gaede, 1935) Spodoptera apertura (Walker, 1865) Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852 Spodoptera compta (Walker, 1869) Spodoptera connexa (Wileman, 1914) Spodoptera depravata (Butler, 1879) Spodoptera dolichos (Fabricius, 1794) Spodoptera eridania (Stoll, 1782) Spodoptera evanida Schaus, 1914 Spodoptera excelsa Rougeot & Laporte, 1983 Spodoptera exempta(Walker, [1857]) Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, [1808]) Spodoptera fasciculata (Berio, 1973) Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith, 1797)– Cogollero del maíz Spodoptera hipparis (Druce, 1889) Spodoptera latifascia (Walker, 1856) Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) Spodoptera litura (Fabricius, 1775) Spodoptera malagasy Viette, 1967 Spodoptera marima (Schaus, 1904) Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval, 1833) Spodoptera ochrea (Hampson, 1909) Spodoptera o

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Research

14,008 papers

Spodoptera frugiperda transcriptional response to infestation by Steinernema carpocapsae.Scientific reports · 2019
Comparative analysis of the detoxification gene inventory of four major Spodoptera pest species in response to xenobiotics.Insect biochemistry and molecular biology · 2021
Spodoptera frugiperda Caterpillars Suppress Herbivore-Induced Volatile Emissions in Maize.Journal of chemical ecology · 2020
Genome and transcriptome analysis of the beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua reveals targets for pest control.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2021
SlCarE054 in Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) showed direct metabolic activity to β-cypermethrin with stereoselectivity.Bulletin of entomological research · 2024

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taxon name: Spodoptera
Commons category: Spodoptera
taxon common name: Armyworms

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==Description== No tufts behind collar as in Euplexia, but only tufts present on metathorax. Scales much smoother. Abdominal tufts slight. Fore tibial tufts are very developed. Cilia slightly crenulated. Antennae almost simple.