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Eight-barred Lygropia

Lygropia octonalis

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Field Notes

Description:

Light yellow to white moth with brown blotches. The larvae are reared on the plant I originally spotted this moth on.

Habitat:

Salt Heliotrope and ground next to it in a park surrounded by Coast Sage Scrub. Range is from "central and southern California to Texas."

Reference Links:

Species Lygropia octonalis - Eight-barred Lygropia - Hodges#5251 - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedAugust 15, 2013

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