Fall Armyworm vs Yellow-Striped Armyworm

Spodoptera frugiperda compared with Spodoptera ornithogalli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fall Armyworm	Yellow-Striped Armyworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Noctuidae	Noctuidae
Genus same	Spodoptera	Spodoptera
Species	Spodoptera frugiperda	Spodoptera ornithogalli

Evolutionary Relationship

Fall Armyworm and Yellow-Striped Armyworm share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Spodoptera.

Conservation Status

Fall Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Yellow-Striped Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fall Armyworm	Yellow-Striped Armyworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fall Armyworm

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (Denmark), and North America (Canada, United States).

Yellow-Striped Armyworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇺🇸 United States