Mint moth  (Pyrausta  aurata) - Insects & Spiders &  other animals 2021
Mint moth (Pyrausta aurata )flies both at day and at night. It often uses mint (Mentha spicata. Mentha rotundifolia) as a food plant but it can also be found on other species such as marjoram, Salvia pratensis, Melissa officinalis, Nepeta cataria and Calamintha. Poder Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, Aug 2021


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