Keys and Illustrations for the Armyworm Moths of the Noctuid Genus Spodoptera Guenée from the Western Hemisphere

Author: TODD E. L.   POOLE R. W.  

Publisher: Entomological Society of America

ISSN: 1938-2901

Source: Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Vol.73, Iss.6, 1980-11, pp. : 722-738

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Abstract

Characters for the recognition of the 14 Western Hemisphere species of the armyworms of the economically important genus Spodoptera Guenée are provided in keys to the species based on maculation and coloration and in keys to the male genitalia. Illustrations of adults and figures of the male and female genitalia, discussion of the geographic distribution, and synonymical bibliographies of each species are given