White-Speck Moth - Mythimna unipuncta
TL: ~20 mm. FW was orange-brown and was peppered with darker scales; A tiny, white speck touches the inner part of the reniform spot; a thin dark line slants inward from the apex
Habitat: Attracted to a moth light in a rural area
"Mythimna unipuncta" is found in the Americas and in parts of Europe, Africa and Asia. Its original distribution is North and South America. It has been introduced to other places from there. They are known as armyworms because the caterpillars move in lines as a massive group, like an army, from field to field, damaging crops.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Mar 2, 2019. Captured Aug 11, 2018 21:39 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
