Large False Serotine vs Sweetpotato Armyworm

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Spodoptera dolichos

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Sweetpotato Armyworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Sweetpotato Armyworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Spodoptera
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Spodoptera dolichos

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Sweetpotato Armyworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Sweetpotato Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Sweetpotato Armyworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetpotato Armyworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, France, and Sweden.