Fall Armyworm vs Yellow-Striped Armyworm

Spodoptera frugiperda compared with Spodoptera ornithogalli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fall Armyworm	Yellow-Striped Armyworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
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