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- African_armyworm abstract "The African armyworm, Spodoptera exempta (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), also called okalombo, Kommandowurm, or nutgrass armyworm, is an African moth. It is a very deleterious pest, capable of destroying entire crops in a matter of weeks. The larvae feed on all types of grasses, early stages of cereal crops (e.g., corn, rice, wheat, millet, sorghum), sugar cane, and occasionally on coconut. The armyworm gets its name from its habit of "marching" in large numbers from grasslands into crops. African armyworms tend to occur at very high densities during the rainy season, especially after periods of prolonged drought. During the long dry season in eastern Africa, population densities are very low. Because outbreaks are never observed during the dry season, it is called the "off-season" by those who monitor African armyworms.S. exempta moths live about 10 days. The female can lay a maximum of about 1000 eggs in her lifetime. The ivory-coloured eggs of the African armyworm are laid in clusters on leaves. Eggs hatch in 2–5 days. Six larval (caterpillar) instars are completed in 2–3 weeks. Caterpillars occur in two morphologically distinct forms: a "gregarious" form, which is black with yellow stripes, and a solitary form, which is green or brown. The morphological form is determined by density — becoming "gregarious" at higher densities. However, the African armyworms do not exhibit the true gregarious behavior of locusts. The "gregarious" forms of AAW cause outbreaks. Generally, African armyworms are not noticed by farmers until the caterpillars are 10 days old and change from green to black. In the last instar, larvae burrow 2–3 cm into the ground to pupate. Adults emerge in 7 to 10 days. The moths migrate over tens, and probably over hundreds, of kilometers between their emergence sites and their oviposition sites. The observation that African armyworm outbreaks can suddenly occur in areas that were free of the pests for several months has led to the hypothesis that the moths migrate hundreds of kilometres.The species also occurs in Yemen, some Pacific islands, and parts of Australia.".
- African_armyworm class Insect.
- African_armyworm family Noctuidae.
- African_armyworm genus Spodoptera.
- African_armyworm kingdom Animal.
- African_armyworm order Lepidoptera.
- African_armyworm phylum Arthropod.
- African_armyworm synonym "*Agrotis exempta (Walker, 1856)".
- African_armyworm synonym "*Laphygma exempta".
- African_armyworm synonym "*Prodenia bipars (Walker, 1857)".
- African_armyworm synonym "*Prodenia ingloria (Walker, 1858)".
- African_armyworm wikiPageID "4623698".
- African_armyworm wikiPageLength "8518".
- African_armyworm wikiPageOutDegree "46".
- African_armyworm wikiPageRevisionID "683060344".
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Animal.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Arthropod.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Australia.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Bong_County.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Category:Agricultural_pest_insects.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Category:Moths_of_Africa.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Category:Moths_of_Cape_Verde.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Category:Moths_of_Japan.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Category:Moths_of_Madagascar.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Category:Moths_of_New_Zealand.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Category:Moths_of_the_Middle_East.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Category:Spodoptera.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Caterpillar.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Coconut.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink East_Africa.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Eastern_Africa.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Egg.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Egg_(biology).
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Ethiopia.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Fall_armyworm.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Grass.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Insect.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Insect_migration.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Jubba_Valley.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Jubba_valley.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Kenya.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Lepidoptera.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Liberia.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Locust.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Maize.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Millet.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Moth.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Mythimna_separata.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Mythimna_unipuncta.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Noctuidae.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Oviparity.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Oviposition.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Pest_(organism).
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Pupa.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Rice.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Rift_Valley_Province.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink STAR_radio.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Somalia.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Sorghum.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Spodoptera.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Sugar_cane.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Sugarcane.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Uganda.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Wheat.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Yemen.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLink Zota_District.
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLinkText "African armyworm".
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLinkText "Spodoptera exempta".
- African_armyworm wikiPageWikiLinkText "armyworm".
- African_armyworm binomial "Spodoptera exempta".
- African_armyworm classis "Insecta".
- African_armyworm familia Noctuidae.
- African_armyworm genus "Spodoptera".
- African_armyworm hasPhotoCollection African_armyworm.
- African_armyworm name "African armyworm".
- African_armyworm ordo Lepidoptera.
- African_armyworm phylum "Arthropoda".
- African_armyworm regnum "Animalia".
- African_armyworm species "S. exempta".
- African_armyworm synonyms "*Agrotis exempta (Walker, 1856) *Prodenia bipars (Walker, 1857) *Prodenia ingloria (Walker, 1858) *Laphygma exempta".
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- African_armyworm subject Category:Agricultural_pest_insects.
- African_armyworm subject Category:Moths_of_Africa.
- African_armyworm subject Category:Moths_of_Cape_Verde.
- African_armyworm subject Category:Moths_of_Japan.
- African_armyworm subject Category:Moths_of_Madagascar.
- African_armyworm subject Category:Moths_of_New_Zealand.
- African_armyworm subject Category:Moths_of_the_Middle_East.
- African_armyworm subject Category:Spodoptera.
- African_armyworm hypernym Moth.
- African_armyworm type Animal.
- African_armyworm type Article.
- African_armyworm type Eukaryote.
- African_armyworm type Insect.
- African_armyworm type Species.
- African_armyworm type Article.
- African_armyworm type Pest.
- African_armyworm type Thing.