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Mint moth

Pyrausta aurata

Description:

Tiny, ~1,5 cm moth came to our terrace light

Notes:

Aranyló bíbormoly (hun)

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4 Comments

syzygy
syzygy 3 years ago

Thanks both of you!

Ornithoptera80
Ornithoptera80 3 years ago

Thank you for the correction.

arne.roysland
arne.roysland 3 years ago

It is a mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) because of the two yellow spot in the middle with a waved line under.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_moth

syzygy
syzygy 3 years ago

Thanks for ID Ornithoptera80!

Sure, it is not a Mint moth? (~ aurata? And also very similar to ~ ostrinalis... )

syzygy
Spotted by
syzygy

Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary

Spotted on Sep 5, 2020
Submitted on Sep 5, 2020

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