Instead, it is a similar brownish "noctuid" caterpillar / moth that has never before been reported as a widespread pest in Liberia but annually plagues parts of nearby Benin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Signs of the Times] Reference

Instead, it is a similar brownish "noctuid" caterpillar / moth that has never before been reported as a widespread pest in Liberia but annually plagues parts of nearby Benin (see map).    From Wordnik.com.  [Rainforest Portal RSS Newsfeed] Reference

The army worm is the caterpillar form of the noctuid or Owlet moth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - UPI.com] Reference

He replied that while he couldn't confidently identify the species of insect that laid the eggs, they are probably those of a noctuid moth.    From Wordnik.com.  [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference

We examined larval performance in response to leaf nutritional characteristics using gelechiid and pyralid leaf-tiers, and a noctuid leaf-cutter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Elites TV] Reference

The evening primrose, with outstretched filaments, hangs a golden necklace about the welcome murmuring noctuid, while the various orchids excel in the ingenuity of their salutations.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Studio Neighbors] Reference

According to a report in Nature News, the study used radar to track the movement of more than 100,000 noctuid moths, hawkmoths and butterflies as they migrated to northern Europe in the spring and south to the Mediterranean in autumn every year between 2000 and 2007.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

Fossil records date noctuid moths back.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Acorn] Reference

The beauty of this fruit-piercing noctuid moth.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Snail's Eye View] Reference