

Larva: Brown with faint crosshatching on their backs when newly hatched. Eggs change color with age from white to brown, and then finally turn a dark purple just before hatching. The hind wings are light colored with no distinct markings.Įgg: Dome-shaped and pinhead-sized, white with a thin, red ring around the top when newly hatched. A crescent shaped mark is also located between the spot and the tip of the wing. Adjacent to the stripes, towards the center of the body, and in the middle of the wing lengthwise, is a circular white and tan spot. Western Bean Cutworm and Pale Western CutwormĪdult: Brown bodied moths, about ¾ inches (19 mm) long with a wingspan of 1.5 inches (38 mm) and marked with creamy white stripes on the leading edge of the forewings.
