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Violet-colored Dart Moth - Oligia violacea

Violet-colored Dart Moth - Oligia violacea
In Westwood by outdoor night light; elevation 5100ft, Lassen County, California, USA
August 30, 2011
Size: Forewing length 17mm
ID for this beautiful moth provided by BOLD Systems. DNA for this specimen is a solid match with species Oligia violacea.

See here for Oligia violacea species page at BOLD Systems:
And here for BOLD's Public Data Portal - BIN Page for this specimen.
And here for this specimen's Record Page at BOLD Systems.

Also see species pages at Moth Photographers Group and at Pacific Northwest Moths for range maps and life history details.

Habitat: "wetland habitats, including the edges of marshes, lakes, and the riparian zone along creeks and rivers" where its host plant lives. The larva "bores into the stems of rushes - Juncus spp. - family Juncaceae." (see PNW Moths link above)

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