Agrimony vs Yellow-Striped Armyworm

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Spodoptera ornithogalli

Key Differences

• Agrimony is Near Threatened while Yellow-Striped Armyworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	Yellow-Striped Armyworm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Noctuidae
Genus	Agrimonia	Spodoptera
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Spodoptera ornithogalli

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow-Striped Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	Yellow-Striped Armyworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agrimony

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Yellow-Striped Armyworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and United States.

Agrimony

The Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) is a species in the genus Agrimonia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇺🇸 United States