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Lateral Lined Army Worm

Spodoptera latifascia

Photo by momsavang
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Field Notes

Description:

Did a little research and believe this to be a Lateral-lined armyworm or velvet armyworm.

Habitat:

West Central Georgia. Eating my "lilac"

Reference Links:

Spodoptera latifascia - Wikipedia, Black Caterpillar - Spodoptera - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedJune 19, 2017

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