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Pyrausta napaealis (reared) - Pyrausta napaealis
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Pyrausta napaealis (reared) - Pyrausta napaealis
Eastern Sierra, Mono County, California, USA
June 25, 2021
Size: ~1 cm
Moth size: ~10mm L x ~9mm W

~7100' elevation, Rattlesnake Grade.
June 21, 2021 Caterpillar collected & reared that was feeding off the flower heads of Dorr's Purple Sage (Salvia dorrii).
June 27, 2021 Pupa
April 23, 2022 Eclosed

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Contributed by Leslie Goethals on 25 April, 2022 - 12:45pm

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