Eriogonum inflatum
Larval host plant of the Mormon metalmark (Apodemia mormo autumnalis).
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Hole in Eriogonum inflatum
Notice the hole burrowed by a mormon metalmark caterpillar. This is the key visual cue you're looking for to find caterpillars and/or pupae in late August or early September in Utah's Mojave Desert.
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