Occurrence of Selenisa sueroides (Guenée, 1852) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in soybeans in Brazil

ABSTRACT: In this study, we report the occurrence of Selenisa sueroides (Guenée, 1852) in soybean crops in Brazil. S. sueroides worms were observed defoliating soybean crops in the municipality of Itaporã, state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The occurrence of this species has also been reported in the cities of Laguna Carapã, Itaquiraí, Dourados, Aral Moreira, and Chapadão do Sul, all in the same state, and the municipality of Campo Novo do Parecis, in Mato Grosso state.