Fall Armyworm Moth

I have photographed this stage of this moth before (not posted to 365), but I think I have yet to see (and photograph) the adult stage.

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[Mags]

You captured some fantastic details here.

[Corinne C]

Great close up. They look so different at various stages!

[Kathy]

Caterpillars like this have crawled across my driveway (and sadly or maybe not) have died trying to cross. I've noticed the tents in the trees too.

[Thom Mitchell]

@randystreat From Wikipedia (via iNaturalist): “It is regarded as a pest and can damage and destroy a wide variety of crops, which causes large economic damage. Its scientific name derives from frugiperda, which is Latin for ‘lost fruit,’ named because of the species’ ability to destroy crops.”