Beet Armyworm vs Mottle-faced Tamarin

Spodoptera exigua compared with Saguinus inustus

Key Differences

• Beet Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Mottle-faced Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beet Armyworm	Mottle-faced 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	Saguinus
Species	Spodoptera exigua	Saguinus inustus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beet Armyworm and Mottle-faced Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beet Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Mottle-faced Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beet Armyworm	Mottle-faced 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).

Mottle-faced 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.