Beet armyworm occasionally bears a spot laterally, but if present it occurs on the mesothorax, not on the first abdominal segment. An spodoptera in nahilalakip ha familia nga noctuidae. Biology of spodoptera eridaniaand spodoptera cosmioides. Juxta angular at base with a dorsal process broad at base. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Eeny106 southern armyworm, spodoptera eridania stoll insecta. Spodoptera littoralis was collected from ohio greenhouses in 1986 and then eradicated rings et al. General information about spodoptera eridania proder eppo global database. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. Reproductive potential of spodoptera eridania in the laboratory juarez et al. Capinera and others published southern armyworm, spodoptera eridania cramer insecta. This volatile blend was evaluated in the field mitchell and tumlinson, 1994. The resistance of fall armyworm faw, spodoptera frugiperda, has been characterized to some cry and vip3a proteins of bacillus thuringiensis bt.
Feeding and life history of spodoptera exigua lepidoptera. This study illustrates the diversity of feeding responses of individually polyphagous southern armyworms, spodoptera eridania, to plants with differing allelochemics. Spodoptera exempta walker, 1856 nutgrass armyworm, african armyworm. The spodoptera frugiperda whole genome shotgun wgs project has the project accession jqcy00000000. Polyphagous larva, frequently found on amaranthus in guadeloupe fairly common everywhere in guadeloupe type specimen of s. The fall armyworm, spodoptera frugiperda, is a lepidopteran pest that feeds in large numbers on the leaves, stems and reproductive parts of more than 350 plant species, causing major damage to economically important cultivated grasses such as maize, rice, sorghum, sugarcane and wheat but also other vegetable crops and cotton. Pm 7124 1 spodoptera littoralis, spodoptera litura. The southern armyworm spodoptera eridania is a moth that is known to be a pest. A complete list of the host and origin data for spodoptera spp. In addition to the number of couples kept in experimental.
Smith have caused significant damage on soybean glycine max l. Photographs are the ed property of each photographer listed. Because spodoptera is a worldwide genus with many polyphagous species, larvae can be intercepted from nearly any origin on most any host. Immature stages of spodoptera eridania lepidoptera. Southern armyworm moth spodoptera eridania stoll, 1781.
The southern armyworm spodoptera eridania cramer, 1782 lepidoptera. View spodoptera littoralis research papers on academia. Spodoptera litura is also known as the oriental leafworm moth, cluster caterpillar, cotton leafworm, tobacco cutworm, tropical armyworm, taro caterpillar, tobacco budworm, rice cutworm, and cotton cutworm. Spodoptera eridania has been tradi tionally distinguished by the spot on the first ab dominal segment which interrupts the subspiracu lar line levy and habeck, 1976. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Biotic potential and reprodutcive parameters of spodoptera eridania stoll lepidoptera, noctuidae in the laboratory. Reproductive potential of spodoptera eridania stoll.
To determine if herbivory was influenced by tannin concentration,spodoptera eridania larvae were given a choice oflotus corniculatus plants whose chemical profiles were altered by fertilization. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Farmers had first observed an outbreak of caterpillars that caused severe defoliation on cassava in a 450hectare field near ubiaja in southeastern nigeria in late 2016. Much color variation is known for both males and females. It is native to the usa and occurs throughout southern usa, central and south america, and the caribbean pogue, 2002. Developmental parameters and host plants article pdf available in journal of insect science 141. Generalist predators, including bigeyed bugs geocoris spp. This genus is composed of polyphagous insects that attack, among other crops, cotton, corn, soy and castor bean.
The coremata of spodoptera eridania are characterized having a single lobe. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Plant secondary compounds such as tannins may influence herbivore choice. Southern armyworm, spodoptera eridania edis university of. We also assessed the comparative performance of the egg parasitoid telenomus remus nixon on eggs of s. This document is eeny106, one of a series of the department of entomology and nematology, ufifas extension. Biotic potential and reproductive parameters of spodoptera. Low susceptibility of spodoptera cosmioides, spodoptera. Pdf immature stages of spodoptera eridania lepidoptera. In 2002, and again in 2007, single adults of spodoptera litura were trapped in southern florida smith 2007. Using this species as a model, we assessed corrected the comparative performance of the egg parasitoid. We studied spodoptera frugiperda development using different food sources in the.
Spodoptera eridania spodoptera eridania belongs in the subgroup of spodoptera moths that lack contrasting black, brown, white transverse lines on the forewings. The roughly 30 species are distributed across six continents. Media in category spodoptera eridania the following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total. Spodoptera eridania is a polyphagous generalist feeder recorded on 200 plants species belonging to 58 botanic families. This moth is found in asia, with some specific problematic pest population reports occurring in cambodia, hong kong, india, the pacific islands, guam, american. In spite of the near optimal leaf water and nitrogen contents of the young foliage, it is apparent that vastly different larval growth performance results from dill, lima bean, and cabbage. Spodoptera eridania stoll, 1781 southern armyworm, southern armyworm moth. Spodoptera dolichos fabricius, 1794 sweetpotato armyworm moth.
Spodoptera pecticornis was omitted from this key because it is not known to be established in north. Larvae have a narrow, almost continuous middorsal white stripe and a prominent yellow stripe along each side, interrupted by a black spot on the first abdominal segment, and are marked with yellowish stripes on the back and along each side. Spodoptera eridania the most important species of parasitic wasps observed attacking larvae include meteorus autographae, cotesia marginiventris and chelonus insularis. Ampulla short, curved, and with a thumbshaped process.
Southern armyworm larvae are gray to nearly black in color. Annotated check list of the noctuoidea insecta, lepidoptera of north america north of mexico. The southern armyworm, spodoptera eridania stoll, is native to the american tropics, occurring widely in central and south america and. Spodoptera eridania spodoptera cosmioides spodoptera frugiperda cry protein abstract among the pests of cultivated plants, the spodoptera species complex is one of the most important. The parameters evaluated were duration and viability of larval stages, prepupal and pupal stages, pupal weight.
Biology of spodoptera eridaniacramer, 1782 lepidoptera. The spreading of spodoptera litura multiple nucleopolyhedrosis virus in midgut of third instar of spodoptera litura larvae mahanani tri asri1,2, siti rasminah ch. However, the term interrupted is somewhat misleading since the spot does not physically sit in the path of the line. Your use of this pdf, the bioone complete website, and all posted and associated content indicates your acceptance of. This version of the project 02 has the accession number jqcy02000000, and consists of sequences jqcy02000001jqcy02037235. Spodoptera cosmioides walker, spodoptera eridania stoll and spodoptera frugiperda j.
The following key is designed to help separate middle to late instar s. Noctuidae on different host plants article pdf available in annals of the entomological society of america 94jul 2001. Sumitro4 department of biology, faculty of mathematics and natural sciences 1,state university of surabaya jl. Noctuidae distribution description and life cycle host plants damage natural enemies management selected references distribution back to top. Relation of spodoptera eridania choice to tannins and. Pdf southern armyworm, spodoptera eridania cramer insecta. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose. Effects of host age, route of infection, and quantity of inoculum on the susceptibility of heliothis virescens, spodoptera eridania, s. Spodoptera eridania is a polyphagous generalist feeder recorded on 200.
Spodoptera eridania cramer, but southern armyworm can be distinguished by the presence of a large dark spot laterally on the first abdominal segment that disrupts the lateral stripe. Pest categorisation of spodoptera eridania 2020 efsa journal. Noctuidae is a polyphagous species that can feed on plants of several crops such as maize, sorghum, vegetables, tomato. They are one of the most important defoliators in the tropical and subtropical regions of the western hemisphere that feed heavily on plants while they are young, often resulting in skeleton leaves on their food plants. Spodoptera eridania southern armyworm attack on cassava in nigeria photo by andrew ajetola. Biology of spodoptera eridania and spodoptera cosmioides. Common hostorigin combinations for the four most frequently intercepted species of spodoptera s. Spodoptera eridania proderoverview eppo global database. The panel performed the pest categorisation for spodoptera eridania. Southern armyworm, spodoptera eridania stoll insecta. Herbivores chose plants that had been grown with symbiotic nitrogen fixation as their only nitrogen source more often. The forewing is usually dark gray or brown, or a combination of both colors. Development and reproduction of spodoptera eridania. Effective dominance of resistance of spodoptera frugiperda.