Spodoptera

Translingual thumb|Spodoptera mauritia species Spodoptera mauritia Etymology Greek spodos wood ash + New Latin -ptera wing Proper noun 1 f genus family Noctuidae certain moths, the larvae of which are called armyworms Hypernyms genus ; Hadeninae subfamily subfamily Hyponyms genus Spodoptera mauritia species (lawn armyworm) type species; Spodoptera cilium species (grasslawn armyworm), Spodoptera dolichos species (sweet potato armyworm), Spodoptera eridania species (southern armyworm), Spodoptera exempta species (African armyworm), Spodoptera exigua species (beet armyworm), Spodoptera frugiperda species (fall armyworm), Spodoptera latifascia species (velvet armyworm), Spodoptera littoralis species (African cotton leafworm), Spodoptera litura species (oriental leafworm moth), Spodoptera ornithogalli species (yellow-striped armyworm), Spodoptera pectinicornis species (water-lettuce moth), Spodoptera praefica species (western yellowstriped armyworm), Spodoptera pulchella species (Caribbean armyworm) selected other species; for other species, see 1 Further reading 1 1 1 117468 18266734 66050 7106