Trichordestra legitima, the striped garden caterpillar moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1864. It is found in eastern North America, from Newfoundland to Florida, west to Texas, north to Saskatchewan.
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| Adult (top) and larva on milkweed (bottom) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Trichordestra |
| Species: | T. legitima
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| Trichordestra legitima (Grote, 1864)
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External links
edit- Murray, Tom (August 9, 2020). "Species Trichordestra legitima - Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth - Hodges#10304". BugGuide. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- "932886.00 – 10304 – Trichordestra legitima – Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth – (Grote, 1864)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Trichordestra legitima". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.