Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1232200

Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera ornithogalli

Observation date: September 09, 2019
Submitted by: Awasserm
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found on driveway in Guilford, CT, which is near Long Island Sound. It is on my child’s hand. It was about one inch long. Driveway has grass alongside, but we have a weeping cherry and a weeping beech nearby.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: December 23, 2020
Coordinator notes: S. ornithogalli often closely resembles Noctua pronuba, the European Yellow Underwing. I'm pretty sure this is the former.
Checklist region(s): United States, Connecticut, New Haven County