Linum lewisii Linum lewisii Linum lewisii ("Linum perenne" var. "lewisii") (Lewis flax, blue flax or prairie flax) is a perennial plant in the family Linaceae, native to western North America from Alaska south to Baja California, and from the Pacific Coast east to the Mississippi River (USDA Plant Profile: "Linum lewisii"). It grows on ridges and dry slopes, from sea level in the north up to in the Sierra Nevada. It is a slender herbaceous plant growing to 80 cm tall, with spirally arranged narrow lanceolate leaves 1–2 cm long. The flowers are pale blue or lavender to white, often veined in
Flax neptun Flax neptun Flax neptun is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found in Indonesia (eastern Bali). The wingspan is about 10.5 mm. The forewings and fringes are light brown. There is a black quadrangular patch in the upper medial area with a ventro-basal small black dot. The base of the costa is black, subapically with small brown dots. The crosslines are indistinct; except the brown subterminal line. The terminal lines are indicated by dark-brown interveinal dots. The hindwings are grey with an indistinct discal spot. The underside of the forewings is unicolourous brown and the underside of the