A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/4/2021). Verified by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.
Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/4/2021). (c) richard crook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/6/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
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A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/0/2002).
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A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/0/2002).
A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/26/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/21/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/21/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/7/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Striped Garden Caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/5/2016).
A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/12/2013). Identified by Josh Emm and confirmed by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Striped Garden Caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/14/2009). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.
A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth larva in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2018). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.
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64 Records
Relationships
Larvae feed on a variety of low plants and crops, sometimes becoming a pest.
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A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/4/2021). Verified by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.
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Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/4/2021). (c) richard crook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/6/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
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Bob Patterson.
A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/0/2002).
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Larry Line.
A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/0/2002).
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Larry Line.
A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/26/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/21/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/21/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/7/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Striped Garden Caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/5/2016).
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Bob Cammarata.
A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/12/2013). Identified by Josh Emm and confirmed by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Kurt Schwarz.
A Striped Garden Caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/14/2009). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.
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Sara Tangren.
A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth larva in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2018). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Trichordestra legitima | |
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| Adult (top) and larva on milkweed (bottom) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Trichordestra |
| Species: | T. legitima
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| Binomial name | |
| Trichordestra legitima (Grote, 1864)
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| Synonyms | |
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Trichordestra legitima, the striped garden caterpillar moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1864. It is found in eastern North America, from Newfoundland to Florida, west to Texas, north to Saskatchewan.
External links
[edit]- Murray, Tom (August 9, 2020). "Species Trichordestra legitima - Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth - Hodges#10304". BugGuide. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- "932886.00 – 10304 – Trichordestra legitima – Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth – (Grote, 1864)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Trichordestra legitima". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.