Striacosta albicosta – Western Bean Cutworm

Family Noctuidae   Hodges # 10878

Caterpillar foods:  low plants and crops including beans, corn, and tomatoes  (Beadle & Leckie)

This is an invasive species in the U.S. that has been moving eastward.  It can be a pest in corn fields.  (Purdue U)

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