Cutworm vs Sweetpotato Armyworm

Spodoptera litura compared with Spodoptera dolichos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cutworm	Sweetpotato Armyworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family same	Noctuidae	Noctuidae
Genus same	Spodoptera	Spodoptera
Species	Spodoptera litura	Spodoptera dolichos

Evolutionary Relationship

Cutworm and Sweetpotato Armyworm share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Spodoptera.

Conservation Status

Cutworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cutworm	Sweetpotato Armyworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cutworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (United States).

Sweetpotato Armyworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, France, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France