A Gnophaela latipennis caterpillar feeds on a Blue Stickseed (Hackelia micrantha)

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A caterpillar of the Wild Forget-me-not Moth (Gnophaela latipennis) feeds on a Blue Stickseed aka Jessica Sticktight, aka Meadow Forget-me-not (Hackelia micrantha aka Hackelia jessicae, aka Lappula micrantha) at the summit of the southern Oregon Cascades.

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Size: 3350px × 2513px
Location: SR 140, Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA
Photo credit: © Ken Barber / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: blue, caterpillar, forget--, gnophaela, hackelia, jessica, jessicae, lappula, latipennis, micrantha, moth, stickseed, sticktight, wildflower