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A Looper Moth Enjoying Our Salvia “Hotlips”! Hard to photograph when it’s dark and the flash sinc is only 1/250s! The moth continually moving did not help! Alfalfa Looper,Autographa californica,Canada,Geotagged,Summer Click/tap to enlarge

A Looper Moth Enjoying Our Salvia “Hotlips”!

Hard to photograph when it’s dark and the flash sinc is only 1/250s! The moth continually moving did not help!

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The Alfalfa Looper

"Autographa californica", the alfalfa looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Adolph Speyer in 1875. It is found in western North America from southern British Columbia to Baja California and to Manitoba, South Dakota, Colorado and New Mexico.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by gary fast
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By gary fast

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Uploaded Aug 14, 2025. Captured Aug 13, 2025 21:24 in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkIII
  • f/16.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.