Description ²

Agapeta zoegana is a species of moth known as the sulphur knapweed moth and the yellow-winged knapweed root moth. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against noxious knapweeds, particularly spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa) and diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa)

Agapeta zoegana was observed in Glacier National Park during the pollinator bioblitz conducted from July 26 - 30, 2023.

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1. Bob Chinn, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), uploaded by Bob Chinn
2. Adapted by Bob Chinn from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agapeta_zoegana

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