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Found this moth? in my yard can anyone id it? - Pyrausta orphisalis
Copyright © 2005 steve johnson

Found this moth? in my yard can anyone id it? - Pyrausta orphisalis
berkeley, alameda County, California, USA
July 10, 2005
This is the third similar moth that I saw in two weeks. I saw them each once and no more.
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Contributed by steve johnson on 31 July, 2005 - 9:50am
Last updated 1 August, 2005 - 5:25am

Possibly...
Species Pyrausta orphisalis - Orange Mint Moth - Hodges#5058- See Here.
… Matthew Roth, 31 July, 2005 - 5:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Mint Moths!
If these moths are fond of mint they are in the right yard. We're overgrown with the stuff. My other submission was also id'ed as orphisalis but this one was much redder and had a light band on the trailing edge of its wing. Was the other simply more worn?
… steve johnson, 31 July, 2005 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm not an expert, but I would suggest that this is
I'm not an expert, but I would suggest that this is Pyrausta californicalis. I've seen them in Sunnyvale, on the south peninsula of the Bay Area. The bright orange color, and the distinctive underwing are pretty similar looking to me.
… HandsOff, 3 July, 2008 - 5:16pm login or register to post comments

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