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Caterpillar - No ID - Spodoptera frugiperda
Copyright © 2016 Roberto R. Calderon

Caterpillar - No ID - Spodoptera frugiperda
Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA
August 3, 2014
Size: Between 1" - 1.5" length
This unidentified caterpillar was wading in about 1/8" to 1/4" inch of water in Cooper Creek next to Avondale Park in Denton, Texas. As the creek's current was not moving that day, it was able to navigate the depth of its immediate environment. Many songbirds stop to drink water in the vicinity of where this observation was made so it was a dangerous spot for this caterpillar to be in. Your assistance in making its ID would be greatly appreciated and always in advance, many thanks.
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Contributed by Roberto R. Calderon on 15 February, 2016 - 12:31am
Last updated 8 November, 2018 - 11:58am

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… Kyhl Austin, 27 February, 2016 - 10:47pm login or register to post comments

The head seems to point to Spodoptera
and maybe frugiperda
… john and jane balaban, 15 February, 2016 - 10:05am login or register to post comments

 
Species Spodoptera frugiperda - Fall Armyworm Moth - Hodges#9666
With many thanks for your IDentifying Fall Armyworm Moth (Spodoptera frugiperda). I checked with the available reports on BugGuide and there are two previous reports of this species for the month of August (for Texas on your Data Map), one a caterpillar and its moth form in the other. Ours would be the second caterpillar for this species reported in August for Texas on BugGuide but the first for the North Texas region and Denton County specifically. The other two reports were made from Harris County, which is the Houston metro area, nearly 300 distant southeast from our location. The caterpillar for Harris County on BugGuide though is a perfect match for our entry and so is another located on the North American Moth Photographers Group. Thanks for making the ID possible! It is as you indicated, Fall Armyworm Moth (Spodoptera frugiperda).
… Roberto R. Calderon, 15 February, 2016 - 1:20pm login or register to post comments

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