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| Orange Mint Moth:
Pyrausta orphisalis Walker, 1859 |
If you saw this colourful little moth fluttering around your spearmint, I suppose you needn't be please. It's larvae do feed on members of the mint family. But, I can't say that I've ever noticed any damage, although the moth is a regular inhabitant of the Home Bug Garden. If they start chewing on the Gardenview Scarlet Monarda I just planted, well, maybe I'll exert some natural selection, but otherwise it just another organism trying to survive in the Big City.
Pyrausta orphisalis Walker, 1859
Orange Mint Moth,
Oranged-Spotted Pyrausta
Crambidae – Snout Moths
Wingspan 15-17 mm
Caterpillars feed on members of
the mint family including Monarda
That's a beauty!
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