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Moth with Hair-pencil in the lantana? - Diaphania nitidalis
Copyright © 2016 americusgardeninn

Moth with Hair-pencil in the lantana? - Diaphania nitidalis
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, USA
October 1, 2016
Found this unusual moth in the lantana this afternoon.
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Contributed by americusgardeninn on 1 October, 2016 - 6:25pm
Last updated 1 October, 2016 - 8:51pm

Nectar sources are different from larval food sources.
Almost any nectar will do for an adult, especially one that gets it up high and showing off for the opposite sex. Egg laying would be another matter. That only happens on the larval food plants
… john and jane balaban, 2 October, 2016 - 1:59pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 1 October, 2016 - 8:51pm login or register to post comments

Pickleworm?
… john and jane balaban, 1 October, 2016 - 6:34pm login or register to post comments

 
no squash, melons or cucumbers in the garden
Why would a pickleworm moth visit the lantana? Definitely not a preferred food source, based on what I've read.
… americusgardeninn, 2 October, 2016 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

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