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Noctuid Moth.

Spodoptera sp.

Notes:

Family: Noctuidae.

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4 Comments

DB
DB 11 years ago

Thanks for your help J!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

:-) That is definitely a possibility, though there are lots of tropical Noctuinae that are quite similar.

DB
DB 11 years ago

Hi J! Might be Spodoptera frugiperda? It´s considered a pest here. What do you think?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_worm

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Hi Daniela! This looks like a moth in the Spodoptera genus.

DB
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Ciudad de Salta, Salta, Argentina

Spotted on Mar 2, 2013
Submitted on Mar 2, 2013

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