Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth Trichordestra legitima (Grote, 1864)    Synonyms: Hodges #10304, P3 #932886.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Noctuidae   >   Genus Trichordestra   

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Larvae feed on a variety of low plants and crops, sometimes becoming a pest.

There are 61 records in the project database.

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A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/4/2021). Verified by Bob Biagi/BugGuide. Photo by Richard Crook. (MBP list)

Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/4/2021). (c) richard crook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by rwcrook via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland. Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/0/2002). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/0/2002). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/26/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/21/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/21/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/7/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Striped Garden Caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/5/2016). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/12/2013). Identified by Josh Emm and confirmed by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Kurt Schwarz. (MBP list)

A Striped Garden Caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/14/2009). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide. Photo by Sara Tangren. (MBP list)

A Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth larva in Howard Co., Maryland (10/2/2018). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide. Photo by Anthony VanSchoor. (MBP list)


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