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Fuzzy - Dahana atripennis
Copyright © 2012 sam ekker

Fuzzy - Dahana atripennis
New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida, USA
April 18, 2012
Size: 12mm
I think the picture with him under the branch is more a true color. I found him eating spanish moss

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Contributed by sam ekker on 18 April, 2012 - 7:56am
Last updated 21 November, 2012 - 7:55am

Moved
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… john and jane balaban, 21 November, 2012 - 7:55am login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 12 May, 2012 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

MY bad
Sorry I see you mean the (Tillandsia usneoides). Is it difficult to rear them?
… sam ekker, 18 April, 2012 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

THANK YOU
I have a picture of the “Black-winged Dahana Moth - Dahana atripennis” being used by “Butterflies and Moths of North America”, I will upload it here.
Thanks for the ID this is great.
Thank you
Sam
… sam ekker, 18 April, 2012 - 11:13am login or register to post comments

are you
rearing him?
he'll be a nice addition to the guide
… Edna Woodward, 18 April, 2012 - 10:17am login or register to post comments

Dahana atripennis…
The caterpillar is described as being gray in color with white dorsal and ventral longitudinal stripes. The final instars have a brown head capsule. It is indigenous to Florida and feeds mainly on Spanish moss. BugGuide does not have an image of the larva at this time, but you can see comparison images of larvae here.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 18 April, 2012 - 9:41am login or register to post comments

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