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Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth

Cosmosoma myrodora (Dyar, 1907)

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Attributes of Cosmosoma myrodora


Family: Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)

Subfamily: Syntomine Moths (Syntominae)

Identification: Easily identified by the bright red body and transparent wings. Metallic blue middorsal line on abdomen broadens to cover tip. Veins and margins of forewing and hindwing are black.

Life history: Not reported

Flight: All year in southern Florida.

Wing span: 3-3.5 cm.

Caterpillar hosts: Climbing hempweed.

Adult food: Not reported

Habitat: Not reported

Range: Florida and west along the Gulf Coast to Louisiana and Texas.

Conservation: Not reported

NatureServe Global Status: Not reported

Management needs: Not reported

Documented Records for Cosmosoma myrodora



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