Category: Egira
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Pemberton, April 2026
Last weekend I took an extra day off work to spend three nights mothing in Pemberton, BC. It’s only a 2 hour drive from where I live, so until now, I’ve just driven through, figuring I wouldn’t pick up anything new. Those suspicions held up: zero new moths, alas. It was still a lovely trip,…
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Egira simplex/crucialis
Continuing with the subject of early year moths, the Egira genus shares the same Orthosiini tribe as Orthosia. I’ve often struggled to tell simplex and crucialis apart for specific individuals. Egira crucialis Egira simplex Both are spring moths, showing up around the same time, flying Mar-June. So what traits are diagnostic? Perhaps 9 times out…
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