Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: Caterpillar on Scabiosa / ID help please, 1 by cactustom

cactustom wrote:
Hi cedar18. About 1 hour prior to this posting, I saw the beautiful (but deadly) moth (see attached photo) that lays the eggs that eventually turns into Army worms. He was almost 2" long and his wing spread about the same. He (or she) was getting ready to infest my polk-a-dot prickly pear cactus... I shot a picture of it, and then I shot it with a good does of RAID!!! I know, all you organic types probably don't agree, but it works fast and sure doesn't hurt the plant