EPPO Global Database

Spodoptera eridania(PRODER)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Pest map 685 (2024): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
Southeastern parts: from Maryland south to Florida and west to Kentucky and Texas. Transient populations above 36.5 N.
References
* INTERNET
North American moth photographers group. Mississippi Entomological Museum. Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/large_map.php?hodges=9672

* Pogue MG (2002) A world revision of the genus Spodoptera Guenée (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society 43, 1–202.
------- Specimens from USA have been examined.

* Weinberg J, Ota N, Goergen G, Fagbohoun JR, Tepa-Yotto GT, Kriticos DJ (2022) Spodoptera eridania: Current and emerging crop threats from another invasive, pesticide-resistant moth. Entomologia Generalis 42 (5), 701–712. DOI: 10.1127/entomologia/2022/1397
------- strong flyer, expanding its range poleward during the warmer months. Transient range extends from South Carolina up to Massachusetts on the eastern seaboard and Southern Ontario in Canada, though most of the summer observations have been limited to 36.5°N
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Canada Ontario Transient view...
Canada Transient view...
Mexico Present, no details view...