Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera ornithogalli (Guenée, 1852)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Amphipyrinae
Identification: Forewing brown with bluish gray shading inside am. line and near apex and anal angle. Oblique yellowish shade line extends from costa across orbicular spot and beyond vein Cu, almost to pm. line. White mark below reniform spot forks to form a sideways Y. Lower median area dark gray or orange-yellow (in form "flavimedia"). Hindwing translucent white with blackish veins and terminal line.
Wing Span: 3.2-4.4 cm.
Life History: Larva is named Yellow-striped Armyworm or Cotton Cutworm and can be a pest.
Flight: April-November. Several broods.
Caterpillar Hosts: Many low plants and crops including cotton, clover, grasses, potato, and tobacco.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Throughout eastern North America, but does not overwinter north of Long Island.
Conservation:
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Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 630 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 30, 2019
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 05, 2019
Observation date: Jun 23, 2019
Submitted by: woody meristem
Region: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 30, 2019
Observation date: Jun 09, 2019
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Yell County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Stephen G.
Verified date: Jun 26, 2019
Observation date: Jun 25, 2019
Submitted by: Aboover
Region: Knox County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Aboover
Verified date: Jun 26, 2019
Observation date: May 15, 2014
Submitted by: ezgrower
Region: Champaign County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 14, 2019
Observation date: Aug 26, 2018
Submitted by: UffdaLife03
Region: Rock County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: May 27, 2019
Observation date: May 22, 2019
Submitted by: Nbarr
Region: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 26, 2019
Observation date: May 20, 2019
Submitted by: Sbrant
Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 22, 2019
Observation date: Apr 18, 2019
Submitted by: Katherinej
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 20, 2019
Observation date: Apr 28, 2018
Submitted by: Ryan84
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 13, 2019
Observation date: May 03, 2018
Submitted by: stomlins701
Region: Elmore County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 18, 2019
Observation date: Mar 09, 2019
Submitted by: whbauer
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 11, 2019
Observation date: Oct 08, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 11, 2019
Observation date: Oct 02, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 11, 2019
Observation date: Oct 06, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 11, 2019
Observation date: Oct 07, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 11, 2019
Observation date: Sep 09, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 11, 2019
Observation date: Sep 07, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 10, 2019
Observation date: Sep 20, 2018
Submitted by: bcdavis6
Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 10, 2019
Observation date: Mar 07, 2019
Submitted by: honeymushroom
Region: Bastrop County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 10, 2019
Observation date: Jul 11, 2018
Submitted by: agnorng
Region: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 03, 2019
Observation date: Aug 19, 2018
Submitted by: aimeefterry
Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 26, 2019