Spodoptera praefica

Western yellow-striped armyworm
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Spodoptera
Species:	S. praefica
Binomial name
	Spodoptera praefica; (Grote, 1875)
Synonyms
	Prodenia praefica Grote, 1875;

Spodoptera praefica, the western yellow-striped armyworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae found from British Columbia to California, east to Utah, and north to Alberta. As of 4 October 2021 it is absent from the EPPO (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization) area, but is considered a high risk for invasion there.^[1]

The wingspan is 35–40 millimetres (1+3⁄8–1+9⁄16 in). Adults are on wing from March to April and from August to September.

The larvae feed on the leaves of various herbaceous plants including agricultural crops such as alfalfa, potato, rice, sugar beet, and sweet potato.

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