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California Cloverworm Moth
Hypena californica
Hypena californica, known generally as the California cloverworm moth or western bomolocha, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae.
The larvae are food specialists, feeding mainly on the Urtica species, commonly known as nettles.
From the article Hypena californica on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Sightings of Hypena californica are mostly concentrated on the West coast of North America, from southern California to southern British Columbia, with some sightings further inland on the western edge of Idaho. Within these areas, California cloverworm moths typically live in coastal rainforests and mixed hardwood forests at relatively low elevations (where they are fairly common), while preferring riparian zones at higher elevations in the mountains.
Wikipedia: “Distribution & Habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 221966.