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VOF BB Spring 2022: Insects Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/30/2022
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Park info can be found at http://parks.nv.gov/parks/valley-of-fire

CACHE IS NOT AT PUBLISHED COORDS.

Please solve the puzzle below to get the final cache location. I used iNaturalist for Valley of Fire location. Google may also be your friend.

N 36 29._ _ _

1) The Western Leaf-footed Bug is also known as:
Leptoglossus clypealis = 5
Asphondylia auripila = 0
Vanessa cardui = 9
Lytta magister = 6

2)The Small Milkweed Bug is also known as:
Apis mellifera = 1
Lygaeus kalmii = 7
Trichodes ornatus = 2
Dasymutilla gloriosa = 8

3) The Variegated Meadowhawk is also known as:
Trimerotropis pallidipennis = 7
Abaeis nicippe = 5
Sympetrum corruptum = 8
Aphis nerii = 4

W 114 31._ _ _

4) The Four-spurred Assassin Bug is also known as:
Nathalis iole = 5
Danaus gilippus = 9
Brephidium exilis = 0
Zelus tetracanthus = 8

5) The Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus = 9
Leptotes marina = 2
Eupeodes volucris = 6
Lytta auriculata = 7

6) The Desert Marigold Moth is also known as:
Reticulitermes tibialis = 8
Hemileuca neumoegeni = 0
Schinia miniana = 5
Asbolus verrucosus = 4

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vg jnf n zntargvp ohggresyl, abj vg'f n zntargvp obggyrpnc

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)