Common Name: | Moth, Red-shouldered | Scientific Name: | Ctenucha rubroscapus | Family: | Erebidae | Area: | Beaver Creek State Natural Area, Oregon | Date: | July 24, 2013 | 
This moth was originally an East Coast species, but has spread and is now found on the Pacific Coast where it feeds on Tansy Ragwort. Photo of Tansy and Moth taken in Bear Meadow. | Reference: | Insects of the Pacific Northwest by Haggard & Haggard |
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