Mint Root Borer - Fumibotys fumalis

Forewings were orange-brown with the AM line shaped like an arc. There were large, diffuse dark patches near the middle of wing between the AM and PM lines.

Habitat: Resting on a morning glory leaf in a rural backyard.

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Ferdy Christant

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What a gorgeous species, such fresh colors and sophisticated patterns. Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks Ferdy, it was a nice surprise to find a moth during the day! Posted 6 years ago

The Mint root borer moth

''Fumibotys'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae which was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1976. Its single species, ''Fumibotys fumalis'', the mint root borer moth, described by Achille Guenée in 1854, is found in most of North America.

The wingspan is about 20 millimetres . The forewings are orangish to light brown with a large dark patch near the middle of the wing. Adults are on wing from June to August.

Young larvae feed on the leaves of ''Mentha'' species,.. more

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young