Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Genus Spodoptera Higher classification Spodoptera | Phylum Arthropoda Family Noctuidae Scientific name Spodoptera ornithogalli Rank Species | |
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Similar Spodoptera, Insect, Butterflies and moths, Noctuidae, Spodoptera latifascia | ||
Spodoptera ornithogalli (yellow-striped armyworm, cotton cutworm) is a moth of the family Noctuidae found in Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante, Saint Kitts, Dominica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica. In North America, it is found from California to Florida plus the eastern states, west to Kansas, and in south-eastern Canada from Nova Scotia to Ontario. In South America, it is found in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
The wingspan is 32–44 mm. Adults are on wing from April to November depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various plants, including alfalfa, asparagus, bean, beet, cabbage, clover, corn, cotton, cucumber, hops, grape, grass, jimsonweed, morning glory, onion, pea, peach, peanut, sweet potato, swiss chard, tobacco, tomato, turnip, wheat, watermelon, wild onion, and most other plants with soft leaves.
