Moths of North Carolina
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477 NC Records

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


Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: ProdeniiniP3 Number: 932219.00 MONA Number: 9669.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: 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.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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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) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Mixed Habitats
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 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

236 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-09
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-09-27
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-19
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-16
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-15
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-09-06
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-04
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-04
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-04
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-04
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-08-24
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-18
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-18
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-08-18
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-08-18
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-08-18
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-08-14
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-08-10
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-08-07
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka, David George on 2023-08-05
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-08-02
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-31
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-29
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-07-26
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-07-24
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-07-24
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Steve Hall, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Becky Watkins on 2023-07-22
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-07-21
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-07-19
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-07-17
Durham Co.
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