#armyworm moth

[alcnfr]

Fall Armyworm moth (Spodoptera frugiperda) out back on an Oak Leaf...

[sofiaspeaksart]

Last post of the Artfight attacks i made for this year :]

characters belong to @wispy-ispy and @olliethescribe <3<3<3

(and the little grey pegasus belongs to me)

[herpsandbirds]

Are you able to ID? Found in southeast Michigan 😄

Caterpillar ID - MI, USA:

Hello, yes, this looks like the caterpillar of one of the Armyworm Moths, Spodoptera sp., family Noctuidae. Most likely, Yellow-striped Armyworm, Spodoptera ornithogalli. 

[ljsbugblog]

on the topic of favourite moths, here's an Oriental Leafworm who spent the day on our front door. at a glance they seem inconspicuous, but a closer look reveals incredible beauty.

Oriental Leafworm Moth, male (Spodoptera litura).

[rattyexplores]

Cutworm Camouflage

Unidentified, family Noctuidae

21/03/23

[arthistoryanimalia]

Happy #WorldChocolateDay 🍫!

Maria Sibylla Merian (Germany 1647 - Dutch Republic 1717)

Cocoa Tree with Southern Armyworm Moth, 1702-03

Watercolour & bodycolour w/ gum arabic over etched lines on vellum, 37.7 x 28.4 cm

Royal Collection Trust RCIN 921183

“A watercolour of a branch of a Cocoa Tree (Theobroma cacao) with the life cycle of the Southern Armyworm Moth (Spodoptera eridania). This is a version of plate 26 in Merian's Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium. In the text accompanying the plate, Merian described how, the Cocoa Tree was grown in the shade of a large tree such as a Banana, to protect it from the heat.”

“This is one of a set of luxury versions of the plates from Merian's Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, published in Amsterdam in 1705.

To make these versions, Merian (probably assisted by her daughters) appears to have inked sections of each etched plate and run it through the press to create a partial print. While the ink of that print was still wet, she placed a sheet of vellum against it, transferring a reverse image onto the vellum. This 'counterproof' was then worked up and coloured by hand. The Royal Collection plates are partially printed and partially hand-drawn, the printing mainly being used for the insects. As Merian was only transferring selected areas of the printed image, she could vary the arrangements of the plates, with the positions of the butterflies and moths subtly altered to create unique compositions.”

[sir-squibbly]

Sweet potato armyworm (Spodoptera dolichos), I think. I originally found him in my garage and set him free somewhere he can take cover. I really don’t how he got anywhere near my house since I’m not sure if anyone grows yams around where I live. Maybe he was just lost or smth.

[lemonsweet]

Found a fellow

[q8qwertyuiop8p]

I've fallen in love! ❤️ The nibbles are so cute!

Velvet armyworm moth

[moth-identifier]

while i cant be entirely sure, but to me this looks like a fall armyworm! very beautiful creature!

@moth-identifier would you happen to know the species of this little sweetheart on my door from last night? found in central pennsylvania near the susquehanna river

[alcnfr]

Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth (Spodoptera ornithogalli) a remarkably 3-D camouflage to my naked eye... Bad lighting on the porch balusters...

[extrashortshorts]

Irl Buggypiller (he is a sweet potato armyworm moth, his name is Buggy now cause your blog. I hope you're happy)

Well the sight of this tiny-tiny noodle eating does make me happier , so yes, hehehe 🐛🍃

[herpsandbirds]

I found dozens of these little guys out in the lawn tonight when I took the dogs out. It seems a little (very) late in the year for caterpillars though? Are they supposed to be out in the winter?

USA, Pacific Northwest

Caterpillar ID - PNW:

I cannot tell which species from the photos, but I believe that this is an Armyworm or Cutworm Moth (Spodoptera sp.), family Noctuidae.

Genus Spodoptera - Armyworm Moths - BugGuide.Net

[ljsbugblog]

Oriental Leafworm Moth caterpillar, clinging to the slender stem of a Jewels of Opar (Talinum paniculatum).

the adult form:

Oriental Leafworm Moth, larva (Spodoptera Litura).

[rattyexplores]

Armyworm Camouflage

Unidentified, genus Spodoptera

24/03/23

[talekinesis]

Look at this little guy I found in my room (tw: moth)

I kept getting things like spiders and moths in my room so I just bought a bug catcher so I wouldn't have to touch them but still get them safely outside, because I dont think anything should be killed simply just because they exist (its not a spiders fault it's venom could be harmful to me)

This is a male Fall Armyworm Moth, a type of owlet moth.

And a fun fact, according to the Picture Insect app that I use, these moths have the ability to navigate in complete darkness using the Earth's magnetic field (look at them go, woo!)

Funnily enough, this guy was pretty compliant? I held the bug catcher up, expecting to have to quickly slam it against the wall, but the moth just flew right in, and I was like "Oh okay," and shut the door 💀

Dude said "Cool, get me out of here-"