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Purple moth

Pyrausta purpuralis

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Description:

Dark brown/bronze forewings with gold markings, darker brown underwings with pale markings. Small moth, lots seem to have hatched out today, they are feeding on oregano flowers

Species ID Suggestions

Purple moth

Pyrausta purpuralis

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PublishedAugust 2, 2014

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