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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Prodeniini » Armyworm Moths (Spodoptera) » Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth - Hodges#9669 (Spodoptera ornithogalli)
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Pink Caterpillar - Spodoptera ornithogalli
Copyright © 2008 Loren & Babs Padelford

Pink Caterpillar - Spodoptera ornithogalli
Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
October 19, 2008
Size: approx. 1.25"
We've looked through our sources and can't find any match for this one. Any help appreciated.

Loren & Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE

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Contributed by Loren & Babs Padelford on 20 October, 2008 - 9:20pm
Last updated 18 January, 2012 - 6:06pm

Moved
Moved from Cutworm or Dart Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 18 January, 2012 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 30 December, 2010 - 12:10pm login or register to post comments

check out army worms..
check out army worms..
… Jason W., 20 October, 2008 - 11:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Jason!
Appreciate your help. We checked the guide and our books and think it is the Large Yellow Underwing, Noctua pronuba.

Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
… Loren & Babs Padelford, 21 October, 2008 - 9:55am login or register to post comments

 
definitely
Noctua pronuba
… Nina, 21 October, 2008 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Nina
Thanks for the confirmation.

Loren & Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
… Loren & Babs Padelford, 21 October, 2008 - 10:46pm login or register to post comments

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