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Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth - Hodges#8280 (Cosmosoma myrodora)
Photo#6373
Copyright © 2004
Alan Chin Lee
Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth -
Cosmosoma myrodora
South West, Florida, USA
This small brightly colored wasp like creature is actually a moth mimicking a wasp for protection from predators.
Contributed by
Alan Chin Lee
on 30 August, 2004 - 9:41pm
Scarlet-bodied Wasp Moth
I didn't find it on BugGuide. Is it there and I just overlooked it?
Darryl
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Darryl N Searcy
, 13 October, 2004 - 6:39pm