Color identification of economically important Spodoptera larvae in Honduras (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Authors

S. Passoa, USDA/APHIS/PPQ

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

September 1991

Comments

Published in Insecta Mundi Vol. 5, No. 3-4, September-December 1991. Copyright © 1991 by Passoa.

Insecta Mundi, published by the Center for Systematic Entomology, is available online at http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/.

Abstract

Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), S. exigua (Hiibner), S. latifascia (Walker), S. ornithogalli (Guenb), S. dolichos (Fabricius), S. sunia (Guenee), and S. eridania (Cramer) are commonly associated with crops in Honduras. A key to these species with color illustrations of rare and typical forms is presented. Potential problems in identifying Spodoptera species are discussed.