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?? Butterfly/Moth - Utetheisa ornatrix
Copyright © 2009 William Mahoney

?? Butterfly/Moth - Utetheisa ornatrix
Savannah State Park, Jensen Beach, FL, Martin Co., Fl. County, Florida, USA
January 11, 2009
near shallow wetlands - augmented by levees - surrounded by savannahs.

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?? Butterfly/Moth - Utetheisa ornatrix ?? Butterfly/Moth - Utetheisa ornatrix
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Contributed by William Mahoney on 29 July, 2009 - 3:42pm
Last updated 18 April, 2012 - 6:09pm

Moved
Moved from Bella Moth.

The two subspecies in North America are no longer recognized and are consider forms of Utetheisa ornatrix.(1)
The Bug Guide pages will be adjusted.
Thanks
… Maury J. Heiman, 18 April, 2012 - 6:09pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kevin Hall, 30 July, 2009 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

Check out Utetheisa ornatrix - Rattlebox Moth
… john and jane balaban, 29 July, 2009 - 3:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Looking at sandhill cranes...
Looking at sandhill cranes...never saw it fly/would have liked to... bright colors caught my eye from atop a levee.

Your example better than mine!

Thanks a bunch!
… William Mahoney, 29 July, 2009 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

moth
Looks like a Bella Moth
… Ray Simpson, 29 July, 2009 - 3:44pm login or register to post comments

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