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Pyrausta orphisalis
15mm/.5inch total wingspan... brown/gold with yellow/orange splotches. Comes to rest with wings fully open.
Grasses... gardens where members of mint family (including catnip) are found.
Pretty little moth, easily overlooked. Full taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Crambidae Genus: Pyrausta Species: P. orphisalis
Spotted on Jul 31, 2013
Submitted on Aug 1, 2013
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