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Oso Flaco Flightless Moth Larva - Areniscythris brachypteris

Oso Flaco Flightless Moth Larva - Areniscythris brachypteris
Ocean Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
January 19, 2015
Size: ~8mm
Found in sandy coastal foredune habitat in sand tubes under beach bur (Ambrosia chamissonis). I'm not sure if this is one of the unidentified species in the genus or if the short winged species makes it this far south.

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Oso Flaco Flightless Moth Larva - Areniscythris brachypteris Oso Flaco Flightless Moth Larva Sand Tubes - Areniscythris brachypteris

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