Beet armyworm
es for the growth of the crop. With a substantial population of caterpillars, the damage can spread to the stems, and in the worst cases to the fruit. [...] a dark brown or black. The head and thorax are brown and the abdomen grey-brown. The forewings have a yellowish, kidney-shaped mark. The white hindwings [...] even black. The colour and pattern of the caterpillars is highly variable and depends partly on the host plant, the stage of development and the climate