Pixel Wild
CHENG @chengsieuly
discovered
1 / 2
- place
- Long Beach, CA
- when
- Jun 8, 2026
- note
- Got so lucky started the video capture. Caught it right when it flew away!
California Pyrausta Moth
Pyrausta californicalis
Insecta
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- A few weeks
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Temperate grassland
- Range
- North America
- Movement
- Flight
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Camouflage
- Status
- Uncommon
About
The California Pyrausta Moth, also known as the Mint Moth, is a moth found in North America from British Columbia to California. Its caterpillars eat mint leaves, and when they molt, the exoskeleton turns a bright pink.
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