Speckled green fruitworm
Insect
Speckled green fruitworm
Orthosia hibisci (Guenée)
Lepidoptera: Noctuidae
Distribution: Mainly southeastern Canada and northeastern US to the mid-Atlantic states.
O. hibisci: The adult is grayish beige with two purplish gray spots on its wings and a hairy thorax (A). The eggs are laid on the upper surface of the leaves. The larva is yellowish green with numerous whitish flecks, and three longitudinal white stripes along the dorsum (B).