Beet Armyworm vs Topillo de Sundevall

Spodoptera exigua compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Beet Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Topillo de Sundevall is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beet Armyworm	Topillo de Sundevall
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Noctuidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Spodoptera	Myodes
Species	Spodoptera exigua	Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beet Armyworm and Topillo de Sundevall share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beet Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Topillo de Sundevall

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beet Armyworm	Topillo de Sundevall
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).

Topillo de Sundevall

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway