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Cutworm

Family: Noctuidae

Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

Gray cutworm with a dark longitudinal stripe. About 1 inch in length.

Habitat:

Spotted in a grassy ditch next to a farm road.

Reference Links:

Cutworm - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Brian38
Thank you so much, Kalen, for noticing. I believe your right with it being a cutworm but I will leave it as Noctuidae for now until I'm positive of a species.
Kalen
Great photo, but i think it's a cutworm, the larvae of a moth (spodoptera furgiperda), not a leatherjacket.

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