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title: "Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth"
description: "Spodoptera ornithogalli — Insects & spiders. Spodoptera ornithogalli (yellow-striped armyworm, cotton cutworm) is a moth of the family Noctuidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/yellow-striped-armyworm-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth

> Spodoptera ornithogalli — Insects & spiders. Spodoptera ornithogalli (yellow-striped armyworm, cotton cutworm) is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

- Scientific name: *Spodoptera ornithogalli*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 39148
- Wikidata: [Q7578794](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7578794)
- iNaturalist taxon: [118930](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118930)

## Names

- en: Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
- es: Polilla o gusano cortador del algodón

## Countries with the most observations

US (17600), CA (483), MX (132), CO (11), CR (10), BR (6), CU (5), DO (5)

## Summary

Spodoptera ornithogalli (yellow-striped armyworm, cotton cutworm) is a moth of the family Noctuidae.
When first discovered this particular species was thought to be the American representative of S. littoralis as the two species have very similar forms. However, S. ornithogalli is known to have much darker color body with sharper markings.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spodoptera_ornithogalli

## Photo

![Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-striped-armyworm-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Elle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/237221786

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-striped-armyworm-moth?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).