Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Genista Broom Moth
Uresiphita reversalis

Observation date: January 08, 2024
Date notes: Caterpillar on my lupin. Want to know if it is beneficial or potentially harmful to my other plants.
Submitted by: lynndavidson
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Weather got cool and rainy here in California this week and these appeared. Munched most of my lupinus propinquus, which is two years old. I don't see it anywhere else in the garden now but worrying about whether it will spread. I have citrus trees and a lot of new tender California native ornamentals.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: January 09, 2024
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Alameda County