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Photo by mauna Kunzah
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Field Notes

Description:

Small worm sitting on a growing cypress knee in the swamp.

Habitat:

Spotted at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.

Notes:

Possibly an armyworm of some kind (reminds of a fall armyworm)? Sorry that the picture's slightly out of focus!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Machi
It is hard to tell size form this perspective though, and it could very well be something else. Armyworms actually change a lot in appearance from instar to instar.
mauna Kunzah
Oh, that’s very interesting, Machi. I didn’t know that!
Machi
They all have to hatch out of a small egg! You might be more accustomed to seeing larger ones because they are more noticeable.
mauna Kunzah
Thanks for pointing out the cypress knee and the possibility that the worm could belong to Noctuinae. If I recall correctly, the worm was very small...
Machi
Mauna, the root is a cypress knee. I agree it looks like an armyworm, but it is too hard for me to say this zoomed out when they are similar-looking caterpillars in Subfamily Noctuinae
Roy Arun
looks like a red eye...nice....and u r right in identifying....

Spotted for Missions

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Wildlife of the South East, USA
Mission
The Color Red
Mission
Mission WILD

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PublishedMarch 12, 2019

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