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Moth - Dahana atripennis
Copyright © 2006 jim urbach

Moth - Dahana atripennis
Oveido, Orange County, Florida, USA
August 4, 2006
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Contributed by jim urbach on 6 August, 2006 - 3:55pm
Last updated 6 August, 2006 - 6:47pm

Black-winged Dahana
Dahana atripennis. The Dahana is indigenous to Florida only. The caterpillar host plant is Spanish Moss. The adults visit flowers just before sundown. Send a few of these beauties to us in the Delta. We have good habitat for them. Jacques.
… Jacques Doucet, 6 August, 2006 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Moved
to guide.
… Chuck Entz, 6 August, 2006 - 6:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Jacques. This matche
Thanks, Jacques. This matches the internet images perfectly
… jim urbach, 6 August, 2006 - 5:14pm login or register to post comments

Don't know
but reminds me of Synanthedon genus.
… Lynette Schimming, 6 August, 2006 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

 
The wings are not clear howev
The wings are not clear however
… jim urbach, 6 August, 2006 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

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