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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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Caterpillar - Spodoptera ornithogalli
Copyright © 2008 Q-tip

Caterpillar - Spodoptera ornithogalli
Plano, Collin County, Texas, USA
July 7, 2008
Size: 1 - 1.5 inch
I'm sure it is common but I do not know what it is called or the common name also. I've seen this type in Californina too.

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Contributed by Q-tip on 7 July, 2008 - 2:08pm
Last updated 18 January, 2012 - 6:03pm

Moved
Moved from Cutworm or Dart Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 18 January, 2012 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Owlet Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 29 December, 2010 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

Check Noctua pronuba,
We hope to do better on Noctuid ID once Wagner publishes his new book on the Noctuid caterpillars.
… john and jane balaban, 7 July, 2008 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks John and Jane. Are the
Thanks John and Jane. Are these very common?
I appreciate your time and trouble.
… Q-tip, 7 July, 2008 - 4:05pm login or register to post comments

 
We have 6 pages of images
on BugGuide, so we would interpret that as having been easy to find. You can read more about them in the guide here
… john and jane balaban, 7 July, 2008 - 6:27pm login or register to post comments

 
While I have you here...I sub
While I have you here...I submited another Moth (on 7/6 or 7/7) that has to be ID...Any idea?
I tried looking through the Bug Guide at the silhouets but it seems to be not in it...Could you take a peek?
… Q-tip, 7 July, 2008 - 6:37pm login or register to post comments

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