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yellow-striped armyworm, cotton cutworm

Spodoptera ornithogalli

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Field Notes

Description:

Small. Smaller than a US dime coin (Less than 18 millimeters, less than 3/4 of an inch)

Habitat:

Spotted while still dark outside, almost an hour before sunrise. Not at a light. Instead on a residence's porch column.

Reference Links:

Spodoptera ornithogalli - Wikipedia, Moth Photographers Group – Spodoptera ornithogalli – 9669

Species ID Suggestions

Yellow Striped Army Worm

Spodoptera ornithaogalli

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Nina C. Wilde
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Comments (2)
Nina C. Wilde
It looks as though your specimen has a hitchhiker, a mite, which is that reddish protrusion below the head.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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PublishedAugust 12, 2017

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