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Satin White moth - Palpita flegia

Satin White moth - Palpita flegia
Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
August 3, 2007
4th instar larva. All but final instar larvae seem to feed by scraping the leaves of their host plant. I have yet to get an ID for this host but am sure that it is related to oleander. Larvae also half roll the leaf they rest on and create a layer of silk above them. These larvae were so abundant in this shrub that they stripped it of every leaf in a four week period!

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