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Sulphur knapweed moth - Agapeta zoegana

Sulphur knapweed moth - Agapeta zoegana
Green Mountain Rd., 4.2 km NE of Hwy. 3A, Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
July 16, 2006
This is one of the biocontrol agents released in BC to control knapweed. It is now established throughout the province. It prefers moist sites over very arid ones (i had my light setup near a small creek). Specimen attracted to lights.