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greenthumb99 Lucketts, VA(Zone 7a) May 30, 2010

Suunto, is this a Noctua pronuba? It was found in north central Maryland.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV May 30, 2010

Looking at the head capsule, this more likely is a yellow-striped armyworm (Spodoptera ornithogalli; Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) - see http://tinyurl.com/28oavjq for an image. These caterpillars can be quite variable in body color pattern; the namesake yellow stripes often are quite subdued or nearly absent. See http://tinyurl.com/289mmts for an image of the head capsule of a Noctua pronuba caterpillar.

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greenthumb99 Lucketts, VA(Zone 7a) May 31, 2010

Thanks again Suunto.

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