Meal Moth
Pyralis farinalis
33.1468, -117.009
Field Notes
Description:
Brown, red and white moth with green eyes. "Adult: forewing crossed by two white lines, the basal line curved in an arc, and the distal line wavy; area between the lines is light yellowish-brown; areas outside the distal line and inside the basal line are darker brown; hindwing pale brown, crossed by two wavy white lines; distal half of wing with several dark patches
adults rest characteristically with the tip of the abdomen curved up at right-angles to the body"
Habitat:
Unknown sapling leaf then grapefruit tree leaf in backyard.
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