Spotted Peppergrass Moth - Eustixia pupula

TL: ~8-10 mm. White FW with black dots. Black face and labial palps. Hosts: Peppergrass, cabbage, and field pennycress.

Habitat: Attracted to a LED light (395 nm) in a semi-rural area

2020(79)

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Patomarazul

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Beautiful! Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks! Posted 5 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

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This makes my eyes so happy <3 Thank you for sharing this beauty, Christine! Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Aww, thanks and you're welcome <3. It was a so pretty. Posted 5 years ago

The Spotted Peppergrass Moth

"Eustixia" is a monotypic moth genus of the Crambidae family described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Its only species, "Eustixia pupula", the spotted peppergrass moth, described by the same author in the same publication, is found in North America from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Texas and north to Ontario.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young