Moths of North Carolina
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45 NC Records

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

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ProdeniiniP3 Number: 932223.00 MONA Number: 9672.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)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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Immature 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: 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) - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNA
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

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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-03
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-02
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-21
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-18
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-18
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-09
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-11-03
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-31
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-30
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-10-23
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-02
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-02
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-09-30
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: A reared adult (see companion photos of larvae from 2023-09-06).		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-09-30
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: A reared adult (see companion photos of larvae from 2023-09-06).
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-09-28
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-09-11
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-09-11
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-09-06
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-09-06
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-08-21
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-08-21
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-08-21
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-06-03
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-10-27
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2021-10-10
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-19
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-19
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-10-11
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2020-09-14
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2019-10-21
Guilford Co.
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