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INSECTS

Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth

Spodoptera ornithogalli

Insects
Migratory
Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth, Caterpillar
Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth, photo 2 of 5
Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth, photo 3 of 5
32–44 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae with a wingspan of 32–44 mm. Migratory.

There are 9 observations of Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Centre-du-Québec and Montréal, and it has been reported in 4 of the 17 regions.

Through the year

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Based on observations from Ontario

Where to see it

  1. Montérégie4
  2. Centre-du-Québec2
  3. Montréal2
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

What the caterpillar eats

DEADLY
Cultivated tobaccoNicotiana tabacum
Common beetBeta vulgaris
TOXIC
Sweet-potatoIpomoea batatas
MaizeZea mays
TOXIC
Garden peaPisum sativum
TOXIC
AlfalfaMedicago sativa
TOXIC
Irish potatoSolanum tuberosum
Garden lettuceLactuca sativa
TOXIC
Kidney beanPhaseolus vulgaris
Field mustardBrassica rapa
DEADLY
JimsonweedDatura stramonium
PeachPrunus persica

Similar species

Fall Armyworm MothSpodoptera frugiperda
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Striped Garden Caterpillar MothTrichordestra legitima
Pale-banded DartAgnorisma badinodis
Bronzed Cutworm MothNephelodes minians
Armyworm MothPseudaletia unipuncta
Cabbage Looper MothTrichoplusia ni
Asteroid MothCucullia asteroides
Variegated Cutworm MothPeridroma saucia
Eastern Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma americana