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Plume moth - Amblyptilia pica
Copyright © 2004 Joyce Gross

Plume moth - Amblyptilia pica
San Leandro, Alameda County, California, USA
July 26, 2004
Contributed by Joyce Gross on 12 September, 2004 - 2:44am
Last updated 25 June, 2019 - 2:14am

Amblyptilia pica
ID from Bob Patterson and Debbie Matthews:

Amblyptilia pica (Walsingham, 1880)

"It is a very common species in the west where the larva feeds
mostly on Castilleja (Indian Paint Brush). It also occurs across
Canada and pops up in the Northeast as a greenhouse pest on
Geraniums. AK, KY, ID, ME, MA, NH, NY, PA."
… Joyce Gross, 23 April, 2005 - 12:16am

 
A. pica
image moved from family page to new species page
… Robin McLeod, 15 April, 2006 - 7:25pm

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