Beet Armyworm vs Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Spodoptera exigua compared with Leontocebus fuscus

Key Differences

• Beet Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beet Armyworm	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Noctuidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Spodoptera	Leontocebus
Species	Spodoptera exigua	Leontocebus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beet Armyworm and Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beet Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beet Armyworm	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
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).

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.