Beet Armyworm vs Zorro Volador De Lyle

Spodoptera exigua compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Beet Armyworm is Not Evaluated while Zorro Volador De Lyle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beet Armyworm	Zorro Volador De Lyle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Noctuidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Spodoptera	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Spodoptera exigua	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Beet Armyworm and Zorro Volador De Lyle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beet Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Zorro Volador De Lyle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beet Armyworm	Zorro Volador De Lyle
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).

Zorro Volador De Lyle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.