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title: "Fall Armyworm Moth"
description: "Spodoptera frugiperda — Owady i pająki. The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a species in the order Lepidoptera and one of the species of the fall armyworm moths distinguished by their larval life stage."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/fall-armyworm-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Fall Armyworm Moth

> Spodoptera frugiperda — Owady i pająki. The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a species in the order Lepidoptera and one of the species of the fall armyworm moths distinguished by their larval life stage.

- Scientific name: *Spodoptera frugiperda*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `farm` (Gospodarstwo)
- iNaturalist observations: 23770
- Wikidata: [Q2715913](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2715913)
- iNaturalist taxon: [132468](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132468)

## Names

- en: Fall Armyworm Moth
- de: Herbst-Heerwurm
- es: Gusano cogollero del maíz

## Countries with the most observations

US (8386), CA (557), BR (175), MX (156), NZ (37), ZA (18), VE (16), AR (14), TT (13), CO (12), IL (12), IN (11)

## Summary

The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a species in the order Lepidoptera and one of the species of the fall armyworm moths distinguished by their larval life stage. The term "armyworm" can refer to several species, often describing the large-scale invasive behavior of the species' larval stage. It is regarded as a pest and can damage and destroy a wide variety of crops, which causes large economic damage. Its scientific name derives from frugiperda, which is Latin for lost fruit, named because of the species' ability to destroy crops. Because of its propensity for destruction, the fall armyworm's habits and…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_armyworm

## Photo

![Fall Armyworm Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/fall-armyworm-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/134892035

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/fall-armyworm-moth?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).