Moths of North Carolina
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104 NC Records

Spodoptera exigua (Hübner, [1808]) - Beet Armyworm Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ProdeniiniP3 Number: 932215.00 MONA Number: 9665.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: According to Wagner et al. (2011), habitats used by this species include agricultural fields, waste places and other open habitats. Our records come from primarily from open, natural habitats, including martime dunes, Coastal Plain savannas, sandhill seeps, and sand ridges. Other records come from hardwood forests but may represent strays.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous on herbaceous plants, including graminoids and forbs; a number of crop species are used (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Fields, Gardens, and Ruderal Habitats
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Spodoptera exigua - Beet Armyworm Moth

Photos: 21

Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-11-07
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-31
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-31
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-08-11
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-11
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-11
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-09-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-07-28
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-25
Greene Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-07-19
Chowan Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-06-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-10-17
Sampson Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-10-17
Sampson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-10-17
Sampson Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-01
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-01
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-13
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-06-13
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2017-10-27
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Robert Gilson on 2016-10-04
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2010-09-23
Warren Co.
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