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Spodoptera ornithogalli (Guenée, 1852) - Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Prodeniini		P3 Number:
932219		 MONA Number:
9669.00		 Other Common Name:
Cotton Cutworm
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Spodoptera ornithogalliAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Habitats include fields and other open habitats (Wagner et al., 2011). Our records include a number of open, natural habitats, including maritime dunes, coastal savannas, marshes, sandhill seeps, sand ridges, and lakeshores. We also have a large number of records from forests, woodlands, and residential areas.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous, feeding on both herbaceous and woody plants, including many crop species (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina, larvae have been recorded feeding on thistle (Cirsium) and garden tomato. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Mixed Habitats
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S5]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Spodoptera ornithogalli - Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth

 335 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-28
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-09-03
Moore Co.
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Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-09-03
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-01
Rowan Co.
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Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-30
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-08-28
Carteret Co.
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Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-27
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-08-25
Wake Co.
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Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-23
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Marilyn Westphal and Becky Elkin. on 2025-08-17
Henderson Co.
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Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson, Randy Emmitt on 2025-08-12
Alamance Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson, Randy Emmitt on 2025-08-12
Alamance Co.
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Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-08-09
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-08-09
Henderson Co.
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Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-07-29
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-27
Wilson Co.
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Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-07-20
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2025-07-20
Mecklenburg Co.
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Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-12
Rowan Co.
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Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-07-12
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-07-04
Wake Co.
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Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Terrell Tucker on 2025-07-03
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-07-02
Moore Co.
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Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-07-02
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-02
Wilson Co.
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Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: David George, Patrick Coin on 2025-06-29
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-27
Rowan Co.
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Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-14
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Spodoptera ornithogalli
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-11
Wilson Co.
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