The mystery catepillar that invaded Liberia and threatens to move to neighboring countries was determined not to be the “army worm“.

It’s now identified, according to this BBC story: “The insects, thought to be [army worms], are in fact the caterpillars of the moth Achaea catocaloides, says the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization.” And it doesn’t sound much better than the other bug.
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Contrary to earlier reports, the catepillar threatening food and water supplies in Liberia is not the army worm, as reported here (since corrected) and elsewhere last week.

According to this article in the Guardian, the pests remain unidentified.