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Spodoptera eridania (Stoll, [1781]) - Southern Armyworm Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Prodeniini		P3 Number:
932223		 MONA Number:
9672.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Resources: 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.
Spodoptera eridaniaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Like other members of this genus, habitats include croplands, fields, waste places and other open areas (Wagner et al., 2011). Our records come from barrier islands, savannas, sand ridges, and lakeshores. Many of our records, particularly inland from the coast, probably represent fall migrants.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are broadly polyphagous on herbaceous species, including many crop species and weeds. Wagner et al. (2011) specifically list Amaranthus, Celery (Apium graveolens), cotton (Gossypium), Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas), tobacco (Nicotiana), pokeweed (Phytolacca), Garden Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), Potato (Solanum tuberosum), and Corn (Zea mays). In North Carolina, larvae have been recorded feeding on cabbage, Sweet Potato, Maritime Pokeweed (Phytolacca rigida), Sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia), and tomato. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S3S4]
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 eridania - Southern Armyworm Moth

 63 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-11-05
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-11-05
Chatham Co.
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Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-10-07
Orange Co.
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Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-10-07
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-04
Brunswick Co.
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Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-04
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-17
Brunswick Co.
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Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-07-01
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-03
Wilson Co.
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Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-02
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-21
Brunswick Co.
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Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-18
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-18
Wilson Co.
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Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-09
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-11-03
Carteret Co.
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Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-31
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-30
Wilson Co.
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Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-10-23
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-10-09
Orange Co.
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Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-02
Brunswick Co.
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Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-09-30
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: A reared adult (see companion photos of larvae from 2023-09-06).		Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-09-30
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: A reared adult (see companion photos of larvae from 2023-09-06).
Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-29
Harnett Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-29
Harnett Co.
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Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2023-09-28
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-09-11
Cumberland Co.
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Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-09-11
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera eridaniaRecorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-09-06
Mecklenburg Co.
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