Spodoptera ornithogalli

(Guenée, 1852)
Yellow-striped Armyworm

Sort #: 2606 | P #: 932219 | MPG #: 9669 | PFG Page #: 430
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Larval substrate: Various crops and herbaceous plants, sometimes a pest, incl. Allium (Onion), Arachis hypogaea (Peanut), Beta (Beet), Brassica (Cabbage), Datura stramonium (Jimsonweed), Gossypium (Cotton), (Ipomoea (Morning Glory), Ipomoea batatas (Sweet Potato), Medicago sativa (Alfalfa), Nicotiana (Tobacco), Phaseolus (Bean), Pisum (Pea), Prunus persica (Peach), Phytolacca americana (American Pokeweed), Solanum lycopersicum* (Tomato), Trifolium (Clover), Vitis (Grape), Zea mays (Corn)
Phenology: Adult: 4/13 to 11/11 (243 records)

Status in MA (automated assessment): Widespread, very common
Status in N. America: Native (Agricultural pest)
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 1880
Last Year Reported: 2026

Distribution by County: Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester, Middlesex, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket
Number of Records: 444