Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00730
Beet Armyworm
Spodoptera exigua
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About Beet Armyworm
Beet Armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) is a member of Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.
Beet Armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) is an introduced polyphagous noctuid documented from Kauaʻi. Caterpillars and adults are strongly different identification stages.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Bishop Museum's Noctuoidea reassessment explicitly lists Spodoptera exigua from Kauaʻi among Hawaiian island records.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; caterpillar; pupa; adult.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Spodoptera exigua
- Common names
- Beet Armyworm
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Beet Armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) is a member of Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.