Genus

Armyworm Moths

Spodoptera

10 species in our catalog · found in 18 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyNoctuidae (Cutworm Moths and Allies)
GenusSpodoptera (Armyworm Moths)

Species in this group

Spodoptera litura

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Spodoptera exigua

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Spodoptera umbraculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Spodoptera picta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Spodoptera mauritia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Spodoptera exempta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Spodoptera ornithogalli

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Spodoptera frugiperda

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Spodoptera dolichos

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Spodoptera littoralis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Armyworm Moths

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 10	~30%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
	Lawn Armyworm Moth			~10%
	African Armyworm Moth			~10%
	Lily Caterpillar Moth			~10%
2	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 10	~20%
	Spodoptera umbraculata			~10%
	Lawn Armyworm Moth			~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
3	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 10	~20%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
	Lawn Armyworm Moth			~10%
4	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
5	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Beet Armyworm Moth			~10%
6	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Beet Armyworm Moth			~10%
7	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 10	~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
	Lily Caterpillar Moth			~10%
8	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth			~10%
	Fall Armyworm Moth			~10%
9	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~10%
	Lily Caterpillar Moth			~10%
10	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Beet Armyworm Moth			~10%
11	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth			~10%
12	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Beet Armyworm Moth			<5%
13	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth			<5%
14	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Sweet Potato Armyworm Moth			<5%
15	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth			<5%
16	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	<5%
	Mediterranean Brocade			<5%
17	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 10	<5%
	Beet Armyworm Moth			<5%
18	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	<5%
	Mediterranean Brocade			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Vijayawada	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~30%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~30%
2	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 10	~30%
	Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth			~10%
	Fall Armyworm Moth			~10%
	Beet Armyworm Moth			<5%
	Sweet Potato Armyworm Moth			<5%
3	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 10	~30%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
	Lawn Armyworm Moth			~10%
	Lily Caterpillar Moth			~10%
4	Cotonou	🇧🇯 Benin	1 of 10	~30%
	Mediterranean Brocade			~30%
5	Yaoundé	🇨🇲 Cameroon	1 of 10	~30%
	Mediterranean Brocade			~30%
6	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 10	~20%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~20%
7	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 10	~20%
	Lily Caterpillar Moth			~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
	Lawn Armyworm Moth			<5%
8	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~20%
	Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth			~10%
	Fall Armyworm Moth			~10%
	Beet Armyworm Moth			<5%
9	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~20%
	Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth			~10%
	Fall Armyworm Moth			~10%
	Sweet Potato Armyworm Moth			<5%
10	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 10	~20%
	Mediterranean Brocade			~20%
11	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 10	~10%
	Beet Armyworm Moth			~10%
	Mediterranean Brocade			~10%
12	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
13	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 10	~10%
	Beet Armyworm Moth			~10%
14	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 10	~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
	Lawn Armyworm Moth			<5%
15	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
16	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth			~10%
	Fall Armyworm Moth			<5%
17	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 10	~10%
	Mediterranean Brocade			~10%
18	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
19	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth			~10%
	Fall Armyworm Moth			<5%
20	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
21	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 10	~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
	Lily Caterpillar Moth			<5%
22	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 10	~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
23	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
24	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 10	~10%
	Lawn Armyworm Moth			~10%
25	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
26	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
27	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 10	~10%
	Mediterranean Brocade			~10%
28	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
29	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth			<5%
	Fall Armyworm Moth			<5%
30	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth			~10%
	Fall Armyworm Moth			<5%
31	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
32	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth			<5%
	Beet Armyworm Moth			<5%
33	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~10%
	Mediterranean Brocade			~10%
34	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth			~10%
35	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
36	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth			<5%
	Fall Armyworm Moth			<5%
37	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 10	~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
38	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth			~10%
39	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 10	~10%
	Mediterranean Brocade			~10%
40	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Beet Armyworm Moth			~10%
41	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
42	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth			<5%
	Beet Armyworm Moth			<5%
43	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~10%
	Beet Armyworm Moth			~10%
44	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	~10%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			~10%
45	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Fall Armyworm Moth			<5%
	Sweet Potato Armyworm Moth			<5%
46	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~10%
	Beet Armyworm Moth			~10%
47	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth			<5%
	Fall Armyworm Moth			<5%
48	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Beet Armyworm Moth			~10%
49	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 10	<5%
	Fall Armyworm Moth			<5%
	Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth			<5%
50	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	2 of 10	<5%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			<5%
	Lily Caterpillar Moth			<5%
51	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 10	<5%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			<5%
52	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	<5%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			<5%
53	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	<5%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			<5%
54	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	<5%
	Beet Armyworm Moth			<5%
55	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 10	<5%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			<5%
56	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	<5%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			<5%
57	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 10	<5%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			<5%
58	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 10	<5%
	Oriental Leafworm Moth			<5%
59	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	<5%
	Fall Armyworm Moth			<5%
60	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 10	<5%
	Beet Armyworm Moth			<5%

Armyworm Moths

Species in this group

Oriental Leafworm Moth

Beet Armyworm Moth

Spodoptera umbraculata

Lily Caterpillar Moth

Lawn Armyworm Moth

African Armyworm Moth

Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth

Fall Armyworm Moth

Sweet Potato Armyworm Moth

Mediterranean Brocade

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Armyworm Moths

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked