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Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Noctuinae (subfamily)/  Prodeniini (tribe)/  Spodoptera (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Smith J. E., 1797)
Citation:Phalaena frugiperda
Original genus:Phalaena
Publication:Smith J. E. & Abbott J. 1797. The natural history of the rarer lepidopterous insects of Georgia : including their systematic characters, the particulars of their several metamorphoses, and the plants on which they feed.
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Volume:2
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Pagination:191; pl. 96
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/269335
Name(French):Chenille légionaire d'automne
Name(English):Fall Armyworm
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Spodoptera macra (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Neotype ♂ USNM Neotype ♂, designated by M. G. Pogue (2002: 71), type no 00064639, USNM. Original type material lost (see M. G. Pogue 2002: 70). United States of America [U.S.A.], Maryland, Laurel, Prince Georges County, emerged 04.x.1996, leg. D. C. Ferguson. Pogue M. 2002. A world revision of the genus Spodoptera Guenée (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 191; pl. 96
Distribution note:

Australasia: Australia (Queensland); Nearctic: Canada, Mexico, U.S.A.; Neotropical: Antigua, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guyana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Surinam, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela; Oriental: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, S Korea, Laos, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam; Palaearctic: Canary Islands, China, Egypt, Israel, Japan.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Benin Goergen G., Kumar P. L., Sankung S. B., Togola A. & Tamo M. 2016. First report of outbreaks of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a new alien invasive pest in West and Central Africa. page 2
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Burkina Faso Yaméogo I. S., Ouattara D., Dabiré R., Ki A., Bationo D., Agboyi L., Gnankiné O. Kenis M. & Nacro S. 2023. Perception and management strategies of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith (1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on maize, millet and sorghum by farmers in Western Burkina Faso. page 204
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Côte d'Ivoire Caniço A. J., Mexia A. & Santos L. 2020. First report of native parasitoids of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Mozambique. page 2
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Ethiopia Caniço A. J., Mexia A. & Santos L. 2020. First report of native parasitoids of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Mozambique. page 2
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Ghana Caniço A. J., Mexia A. & Santos L. 2020. First report of native parasitoids of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Mozambique. page 2
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Kenya Caniço A. J., Mexia A. & Santos L. 2020. First report of native parasitoids of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Mozambique. page 2
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Mauritania EPPO 2020. First report of Spodoptera frugiperda in Mauritania.
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Mozambique Caniço A. J., Mexia A. & Santos L. 2020. First report of native parasitoids of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Mozambique. page 2
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Niger Caniço A. J., Mexia A. & Santos L. 2020. First report of native parasitoids of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Mozambique. page 2
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Nigeria Goergen G., Kumar P. L., Sankung S. B., Togola A. & Tamo M. 2016. First report of outbreaks of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a new alien invasive pest in West and Central Africa. page 2
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Sao Tome & Principe São Tomé Goergen G., Kumar P. L., Sankung S. B., Togola A. & Tamo M. 2016. First report of outbreaks of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a new alien invasive pest in West and Central Africa. page 2
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) South Africa Caniço A. J., Mexia A. & Santos L. 2020. First report of native parasitoids of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Mozambique. page 2
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Tanzania Caniço A. J., Mexia A. & Santos L. 2020. First report of native parasitoids of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Mozambique. page 2
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Togo Goergen G., Kumar P. L., Sankung S. B., Togola A. & Tamo M. 2016. First report of outbreaks of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a new alien invasive pest in West and Central Africa. page 2
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Yemen Vives Moreno A. & Gastón J. 2020. Cinco nuevas especies para la fauna de España y otras interesantes informaciones lepidopterológicas para España y Sudán (Insecta: Lepidoptera). page 726
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Cenchrus sp. Poaceae Burkina Faso Yaméogo I. S., Ouattara D., Dabiré R., Ki A., Bationo D., Agboyi L., Gnankiné O. Kenis M. & Nacro S. 2023. Perception and management strategies of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith (1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on maize, millet and sorghum by farmers in Western Burkina Faso. page 204
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Eleusine coracana Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 193
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Phytolacca ameriana Phytolaccaceae Pogue M. 2002. A world revision of the genus Spodoptera Guenée (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 71
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Sorghum bicolor Poaceae Smith J. E. & Abbott J. 1797. The natural history of the rarer lepidopterous insects of Georgia : including their systematic characters, the particulars of their several metamorphoses, and the plants on which they feed. page 191
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Sorghum bicolor Poaceae Burkina Faso Yaméogo I. S., Ouattara D., Dabiré R., Ki A., Bationo D., Agboyi L., Gnankiné O. Kenis M. & Nacro S. 2023. Perception and management strategies of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith (1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on maize, millet and sorghum by farmers in Western Burkina Faso. page 204
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Undefined Grasses Undefined Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 193
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Zea mays Poaceae Mauritania EPPO 2020. First report of Spodoptera frugiperda in Mauritania.
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Zea mays Poaceae Nigeria Goergen G., Kumar P. L., Sankung S. B., Togola A. & Tamo M. 2016. First report of outbreaks of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a new alien invasive pest in West and Central Africa. page 2
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Zea mays Poaceae Goergen G., Kumar P. L., Sankung S. B., Togola A. & Tamo M. 2016. First report of outbreaks of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a new alien invasive pest in West and Central Africa. page 2
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Zea mays Poaceae Benin Goergen G., Kumar P. L., Sankung S. B., Togola A. & Tamo M. 2016. First report of outbreaks of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a new alien invasive pest in West and Central Africa. page 2
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Zea mays Poaceae Burkina Faso Yaméogo I. S., Ouattara D., Dabiré R., Ki A., Bationo D., Agboyi L., Gnankiné O. Kenis M. & Nacro S. 2023. Perception and management strategies of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith (1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on maize, millet and sorghum by farmers in Western Burkina Faso. page 204
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Zea mays Poaceae Togo Goergen G., Kumar P. L., Sankung S. B., Togola A. & Tamo M. 2016. First report of outbreaks of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a new alien invasive pest in West and Central Africa. page 2
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Anatrichus erinaceus Diptera: Chloropidae Ghana Caniço A. J., Mexia A. & Santos L. 2020. First report of native parasitoids of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Mozambique. page 3
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Bracon sp. Braconidae Ghana Caniço A. J., Mexia A. & Santos L. 2020. First report of native parasitoids of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Mozambique. page 3
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Charops sp. Ichneumonidae Ghana Caniço A. J., Mexia A. & Santos L. 2020. First report of native parasitoids of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Mozambique. page 3
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Chelonus bifoveolatus Braconidae Ghana Agboyi L. K., Goergen G., Beseh P., Mensah S. A., Clottey V. A., Glikpo R., Buddie A., Cafà G., Offord L., Day R., Rwomushana I. & Kenis M. 2020. Parasitoid complex of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Ghana and Benin. page 4
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Chelonus bifoveolatus Braconidae Benin Agboyi L. K., Goergen G., Beseh P., Mensah S. A., Clottey V. A., Glikpo R., Buddie A., Cafà G., Offord L., Day R., Rwomushana I. & Kenis M. 2020. Parasitoid complex of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Ghana and Benin. page 4
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Coccygidium lutea Braconidae Benin Agboyi L. K., Goergen G., Beseh P., Mensah S. A., Clottey V. A., Glikpo R., Buddie A., Cafà G., Offord L., Day R., Rwomushana I. & Kenis M. 2020. Parasitoid complex of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Ghana and Benin. page 4
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Coccygidium lutea Braconidae Ghana Caniço A. J., Mexia A. & Santos L. 2020. First report of native parasitoids of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Mozambique. page 3
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Cotesia icipe Braconidae Ghana Caniço A. J., Mexia A. & Santos L. 2020. First report of native parasitoids of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Mozambique. page 3
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Cotesia icipe Braconidae Benin Agboyi L. K., Goergen G., Beseh P., Mensah S. A., Clottey V. A., Glikpo R., Buddie A., Cafà G., Offord L., Day R., Rwomushana I. & Kenis M. 2020. Parasitoid complex of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Ghana and Benin. page 4
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Drino quadrizonula Diptera: Tachinidae Benin Agboyi L. K., Goergen G., Beseh P., Mensah S. A., Clottey V. A., Glikpo R., Buddie A., Cafà G., Offord L., Day R., Rwomushana I. & Kenis M. 2020. Parasitoid complex of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Ghana and Benin. page 4
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Drino quadrizonula Diptera: Tachinidae Ghana Caniço A. J., Mexia A. & Santos L. 2020. First report of native parasitoids of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Mozambique. page 3
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Metopius discolor Ichneumonidae Ghana Agboyi L. K., Goergen G., Beseh P., Mensah S. A., Clottey V. A., Glikpo R., Buddie A., Cafà G., Offord L., Day R., Rwomushana I. & Kenis M. 2020. Parasitoid complex of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Ghana and Benin. page 4
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Pristomerus pallidus Ichneumonidae Benin Agboyi L. K., Goergen G., Beseh P., Mensah S. A., Clottey V. A., Glikpo R., Buddie A., Cafà G., Offord L., Day R., Rwomushana I. & Kenis M. 2020. Parasitoid complex of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Ghana and Benin. page 4
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Telenomus remus Scelionidae Ghana Agboyi L. K., Goergen G., Beseh P., Mensah S. A., Clottey V. A., Glikpo R., Buddie A., Cafà G., Offord L., Day R., Rwomushana I. & Kenis M. 2020. Parasitoid complex of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Ghana and Benin. page 4
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Telenomus remus Scelionidae South Africa Caniço A. J., Mexia A. & Santos L. 2020. First report of native parasitoids of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Mozambique. page 2
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Telenomus remus Scelionidae Benin Agboyi L. K., Goergen G., Beseh P., Mensah S. A., Clottey V. A., Glikpo R., Buddie A., Cafà G., Offord L., Day R., Rwomushana I. & Kenis M. 2020. Parasitoid complex of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Ghana and Benin. page 4
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Trichogramma sp. Trichogrammatidae Benin Agboyi L. K., Goergen G., Beseh P., Mensah S. A., Clottey V. A., Glikpo R., Buddie A., Cafà G., Offord L., Day R., Rwomushana I. & Kenis M. 2020. Parasitoid complex of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Ghana and Benin. page 4
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith J. E., 1797) Trichogramma sp. Trichogrammatidae Ghana Caniço A. J., Mexia A. & Santos L. 2020. First report of native parasitoids of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Mozambique. page 3
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Spodoptera autumnalis (Riley, 1871) (Riley, 1871) species Synonym Prodenia autumnalis
Spodoptera fulvosa (Riley, 1876) (Riley, 1876) species Synonym Laphygma fulvosa
Spodoptera inepta (Walker, 1856) (Walker, 1856) species Synonym Laphygma inepta
Spodoptera macra (Guenée, 1852) (Guenée, 1852) species Synonym Laphygma macra
Spodoptera obscura (Riley, 1876) (Riley, 1876) species Synonym Laphygma obscura
Spodoptera plagiata (Walker, 1856) (Walker, 1856) species Synonym Prodenia plagiata
Spodoptera signifera (Walker, 1856) (Walker, 1856) species Synonym Prodenia signifera