Mormon Metalmark
Apodemia mormo mormo
Adult Male

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Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Todd Stout located larva on host plant, Eriogonum inflatum, September 2, 2006, Lytle Ranch Road, Washington County, Utah. Larva was reared on Eriogonum racemosum

1. Ventral
2.  focus on the face
3.  Dorsal

4.  Ventral
5.  Angled wings
6.  Dorsal

Characteristics
Males'  front legs are tiny so just two pair of legs are used for walking.  Females  have three pair of normal sized legs which are used for walking.

Host Plant
Desert Trumpet - Eriogonum inflatum   

Redroot Buckwheat - Eriogonum racemosum


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