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Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth - Hodges#9669 (Spodoptera ornithogalli)
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Andrew Williams
? Spodoptera ornithogalli -or- maybe Noctua pronuba ? -
Spodoptera ornithogalli
Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
September 8, 2008
A lot of the armyworms look very similar to me. Most samples of this sp. were darker, but I think the pattern matches. Also, what might the egg laying parasite be, roughly.
Same maybe?
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Andrew Williams
on 30 May, 2010 - 4:08pm
Last updated 30 December, 2010 - 8:16am
Parasite.
I know it has been a long time, but I saw your question about what the parasite might be. I just had to comment that it may very well be a wasp, as they often parasitize caterpillars by laying eggs on them. However, I don’t know which species. Could be a braconid wasp, ichneumon wasp, or a wasp from the genus Glyptapanteles. There are several parasitoid wasps.
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