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lejun | all galleries >> Butterflies and Moths >> Magnificent Moths >> US MOTHS: Noctuidae:Catacola - Amphipyrinae >> Fall Armyworm Moth & Caterpillars (9666) > Fall Armyworm Moth Anterior 3.5.jpg
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21-SEP-2017 Lejun

Fall Armyworm Moth Anterior 3.5.jpg

Copyright © Lewis Scharpf

Spodoptera frugiperda
Hodges #9666
Anterior view
Probably a late instar, i.e. 4th through 6th
These instars have reddish-brown head mottled with white and body
brownish with white subdorsal and lateral lines.
Source: www.bugguide.net/node/view/40787
Auburn, Alabama
Note: This caterpillar has near the head, two oval whitish colored eggs of a tachinid fly, perhaps Nemosturimia spp.

Parasitic wasps also parasitize armyworms.

Nikon D800 ,AF Micro Nikkor 60mm f2.8
1/60s f/45.0 at 60.0mm iso1100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time21-Sep-2017 08:43:44
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D800
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length60 mm
Exposure Time1/59 sec
Aperturef/45
ISO Equivalent1100
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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