Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Tiger Moths (Arctiidae) » Tiger Moths (Arctiinae) » Euchromiini » Cosmosoma » Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth - Hodges#8280 (Cosmosoma myrodora)
Photo#214185
vibrant insect - Cosmosoma myrodora
Copyright © 2008 mara domingue

vibrant insect - Cosmosoma myrodora
ventress, pointe coupee Parish, Louisiana, USA
August 14, 2008
Size: .75 inches
This insect shows up in late summer in my Buddleia bush. What is it?
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by mara domingue on 15 August, 2008 - 8:55am
Last updated 17 August, 2008 - 2:34am

Please see..
Scarlet-bodied Wasp Moth (Cosmosoma myrodora)

Don't be worried about the Wasp part of the name.. It is a moth :)



-and-

http://bugguide.net/node/view/6371/bgimage

-and-

Welcome to BugGuide!
… Ron M., 15 August, 2008 - 9:24am login or register to post comments

 
wasp moth
Thanks, Ron! I shot a pic of this insect last year but a little later and thought it was a wasp but then last night I got a better shot of it and spotted the curled proboscis and feathery antennae and thought it was some type of clearwing moth! Thank you for identifying it and giving me a welcome! I've been lurking here over a year! It's a great site for insect id! Mystery is solved!
… mara domingue, 15 August, 2008 - 10:01am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact