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Yellow-striped armyworm moth

Spodoptera ornithogalli

Description:

1/2" long moth

Habitat:

Semi rural

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5 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

:-) I always wonder how they get their names!

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

Yay!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Todd!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Tamar. It looks very like some of the cutworm moths but I've not been able to find a match yet.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

I'm leaning towards Family Noctuidae.

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Jul 17, 2012
Submitted on Jul 18, 2012

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