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) |