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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Tiger and Lichen Moths (Arctiinae) » Tiger Moths (Arctiini) » Euchromiina » Cosmosoma » Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth - Hodges#8280 (Cosmosoma myrodora)
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Moth - Cosmosoma myrodora
Copyright © 2005 Steve Collins

Moth - Cosmosoma myrodora
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
May 21, 2005
Simply stunning moth. It actually flew into my house when I left the door open, and I corralled it back outside. Unfortunately I didn't get any better photos than these.

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Contributed by Steve Collins on 27 June, 2005 - 12:25pm
Last updated 2 July, 2005 - 3:04pm

My guess
is that it's Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth (Cosmosoma myrodora) or something close to that. See This site
… Lynette Elliott, 27 June, 2005 - 1:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
The wing veination looks like a match. Thanks for the ID help.
… Steve Collins, 27 June, 2005 - 1:11pm login or register to post comments

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