This cycle of hiding and feeding continues for 10 days. Once the larvae have emerged, they will hide during the day and sleep during the night. Thus, effectively creating an army of larvae that would emerge as caterpillars 5 to 10 days later. The moth Spodoptera Mauritia begins laying eggs in early summer and continues to lay a whooping 500 eggs every night.Īnd so, over the course of a typical summer month, the moth can lay upwards of 15000 eggs. These caterpillars are called armyworms because they march through your lawns in large numbers just like an army.
Armyworms 101: What Are They and How to Identify Them?Īrmyworms are caterpillars of the moth Spodoptera Mauritia.
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