Velvet Armyworm Moth Spodoptera latifascia

Photo: Mark Yokoyama

Classification

Noctuinae [subfamily]

Spodoptera [genus] (6)

latifascia [species]

Classification

Noctuinae [subfamily]

Spodoptera [genus] (6)

latifascia [species]

Names

English name	Velvet Armyworm Moth
Valid name	Spodoptera latifascia (Walker, 1856)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Arthropoda [phylum] Arthropods
  - Hexapoda [subphylum] Hexapods
    - Insecta [class] Insects
      - Lepidoptera [order] Butterflies
        
        Noctuoidea [superfamily] Owlet Moths and Kin
        
        Noctuidae [family] Owlet Moths
        
        Noctuinae [subfamily] Cutworm or Darth Moths
        
        Spodoptera Guenée, 1852 [genus] Armyworms
        
        Spodoptera latifascia (Walker, 1856) [species] Velvet Armyworm Moth