Large False Serotine vs Yellow-Striped Armyworm

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Spodoptera ornithogalli

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Yellow-Striped Armyworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Yellow-Striped 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 ornithogalli

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow-Striped Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Yellow-Striped Armyworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-Striped Armyworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and United States.