False Armyworm - Cooperative Extension: Cranberries - University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Order: Lepidoptera || Family: Noctuidae Scientific Name: Xylena nupera (Lintner)

: False Armyworm Caterpillar (early instar)

: False Armyworm Caterpillars (early instars)

: False Armyworm Caterpillar (final instar)

: False Armyworm Caterpillar (final instar)

: False Armyworm Caterpillar (final instar)

: False Armyworm Caterpillar (note the four pairs of hind legs and the striping on the body)

Description: The false armyworm is a member of the cutworm group and its appetite is voracious! The young caterpillars will feed on new terminal buds, often before any new growth has started, although they will eat the new growth as well. They can