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Coffee-loving pyrausta moth

Pyrausta tyralis

Description:

5 mm wingspan red & yellow moth

Habitat:

Semi rural


1 species ID suggestions

Coffee-loving Pyrausta Moth
Pyrausta tyralis Moth Photographers Group – Pyrausta tyralis – 5069

3 Comments

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 9 months ago

Just take the ID with a grain of salt...I am still learning ;-)

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 9 months ago

:-)

KarenL
KarenL 9 months ago

Thanks Lisa!
How exciting, there are no sightings of this species in Middle TN in either the butterfliesandmoths or the moth photographers websites!

Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Lat: 35.92, Long: -86.85

Spotted on Aug 1, 2012
Submitted on Aug 2, 2012

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