Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00731
Lawn Armyworm
Spodoptera mauritia
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About Lawn Armyworm
Lawn Armyworm (Spodoptera mauritia) is a member of Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.
Lawn Armyworm (Spodoptera mauritia) is an introduced grass-feeding moth established on Kauaʻi since at least 1958. Caterpillars can denude lawns and grasses during outbreaks.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Pemberton's Hawaiian entomology history states the lawn armyworm had spread to Kauaʻi by 1958; it is a grass-feeding tropical pest.
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 mauritia
- Common names
- Lawn 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
- Lawn Armyworm (Spodoptera mauritia) is a member of Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.