Beet Armyworm vs Black Maple

Spodoptera exigua compared with Acer nigrum

Key Differences

• Beet Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Black Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beet Armyworm	Black Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Noctuidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Spodoptera	Acer
Species	Spodoptera exigua	Acer nigrum

Conservation Status

Beet Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beet Armyworm	Black Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beet Armyworm

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Mexico, United States).

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Beet Armyworm

The Beet Armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) is a species in the genus Spodoptera. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Spodoptera exigua.

Black Maple

The Black Maple (Acer nigrum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States