Spodoptera latifascia


Spodoptera latifascia, commonly known as the lateral-lined armyworm, garden armyworm, or velvet armyworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae found from Central America and the Antilles into North America.

Description

The wingspan is about 42 mm.

Phenology

Adults are on wing from March to October depending on the location.

Geography

Type Locality: Jamaica

Taxonomy

Walker originally described latifascia, placing it in the genus Prodenia.
Basionym: Prodenia latifascia Walker, 1856.
Pogue revived S. cosmioides, as a valid species, from synonymy of S. latifascia.