Common evening primrose plant (Oenothera biennis) hosts the beautiful pink Primrose moth (Schinia florida). Primrose moths hide inside evening primrose flowers during the day; as the yellow flowers fade to pink, the moths are perfectly camouflaged.
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Look for these beautiful pink moths from summer into fall on fields and roadsides - the habitat for common evening primrose.
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Photos of the Primrose moth on Common evening primrose. Photos by Louise Washer.
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