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caterpillar eating indoor Dendrobium orchid leaf. - Spodoptera dolichos
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caterpillar eating indoor Dendrobium orchid leaf. - Spodoptera dolichos
Hollywood, Broward County, Florida, USA
May 26, 2011
Size: ~21mm long.
Spodoptera dolichos. Thanks to all for identification of the caterpillar from which this moth hatched today.

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caterpillar eating indoor Dendrobium orchid leaf. - Spodoptera dolichos caterpillar eating indoor Dendrobium orchid leaf. - Spodoptera dolichos
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Contributed by bandb on 26 May, 2011 - 10:23pm
Last updated 30 March, 2012 - 1:51pm

Confusing
The reniform spot shape and border looks wrong for Spodoptera dolichos. I would guess either a female Spodoptera latifascia or something more exotic given the location. Images of the final instar of the larva would be helpful.
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