Species: Common Purple & Gold (Pyrausta purpuralis)
Norwegian name: Purpurengmott
Host plants: Bergmynte (Origanum vulgare), Blåkoll (Prunella vulgaris), Timianslekta (Thymus), Vassmynte (Mentha aquatica), Åkermynte (Mentha arvensis)
Confusion species: Small Purple and Gold (Pyrausta aurata)
Systematics :
| Kingdom | Animals (Animalia) | ||||||||
| Phylum | Articulate animals (Arthropoda) | ||||||||
| Klasse | Insects (Insecta) | ||||||||
| Order | Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) | ||||||||
| Group | Micro-moths («Micro-heterocera») | ||||||||
| Family | Snout moths (Pyralidae) | ||||||||
| Subfamily | Pyraustinae | ||||||||
| Genus | Pyrausta | ||||||||
| Species | Common Purple & Gold (Pyrausta purpuralis) | ||||||||
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