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Definition of Spodoptera exigua
1. Noun. Moth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetables.
Group relationships: Genus Spodoptera, Spodoptera
Generic synonyms: Caterpillar
2. Noun. Moth whose larvae are beet armyworms.
Group relationships: Genus Spodoptera, Spodoptera
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spodoptera Exigua
Literary usage of Spodoptera exigua
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report by Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station, John Minton Westgate (1907)
"Cutworm (Spodoptera exigua) on beets. Insects injurious to on ion a and other
alliaceous plants: Thrips (Thrips tabaci) on onions, leeks. ..."
2. Biotechnology: Ti-Plasmids and Other Plant Vectors: Bibliography January by Lara Wiggert (1995)
"... crystal protein was selectively toxic to a subset of lepidopteran insects
tested, including the larvae of Ostrinia nubilalis and Spodoptera exigua. ..."
3. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society by Hawaiian Entomological Society (1906)
"(2) Spodoptera exigua (Hübner). This moth was first recorded from the Hawaiian
Islands by Butler (1880) who described it as ..."
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