Spodoptera pulchella Herrich-Schäffer, 1868 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Spodoptera pulchella Herrich-Schäffer, 1868

Spodoptera pulchella Herrich-Schäffer, 1868

Spodoptera pulchella (Caribbean armyworm moth) is a Noctuidae moth found across North and Central America and the Caribbean.

Family
Genus
Spodoptera
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Spodoptera pulchella Herrich-Schäffer, 1868

Spodoptera pulchella, commonly called the Caribbean armyworm moth, is a moth species in the Noctuidae family. This species is found in Florida and Texas in the United States, as well as in Central America, the Greater Antilles, and the Bahamas. It was first formally described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1868. The wingspan of Spodoptera pulchella is approximately 35 millimeters.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Spodoptera

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