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Spodoptera dolichos (Sweetpotato Armyworm Moth)

Synonyms: Noctua dolichos; Prodenia dolichos; Spodoptera commelinae (heterotypic); Spodoptera marmorea

Wikipedia Abstract

Spodoptera dolichos (dolichos armyworm moth or sweetpotato armyworm moth) is a moth of the Noctuidae family found from the southern United States (including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas), south through Costa Rica to South America, as far south as Argentina. In the United States, it may occur as far north as Kentucky and Maryland. The wingspan is about 40 mm. The larvae are polyphagous and feed on a wide range of wild and cultivated plants
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Prey / Diet

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Noctuidonema guyanense[2]

External References

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0