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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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unknown caterpillar - Spodoptera ornithogalli
Copyright © 2005 Chris French

unknown caterpillar - Spodoptera ornithogalli
Oakton, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
September 14, 2005
I looked at the NPWRS Caterpillars of Eastern Forests site, but couldn't place this guy. Any help appreciated. Another image is linked (between the two photos, I think I've got the whole caterpillar in focus!)

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unknown caterpillar - Spodoptera ornithogalli unknown caterpillar - Spodoptera ornithogalli
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Contributed by Chris French on 16 September, 2005 - 11:08am
Last updated 18 January, 2012 - 5:46pm

Moved
Moved from Cutworm or Dart Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 18 January, 2012 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Armyworms.
… john and jane balaban, 31 December, 2010 - 8:29pm login or register to post comments

unidentified caterpillar
Hi, my son found the same caterpillar crawling on the sidewalk today and we're having a hard time identifying what it is also!
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