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  Sighting 1078016

Bella Moth
Utetheisa ornatrix

Observation date: March 16, 2014
Date notes: The second photo, of the pupa, was taken on 03/21/2014
Submitted by: Shay Noggle
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: The larvae had stopped feeding, evacuated its guts and began building its nest between the pods of the Crotalaria. The second photo is that of the pupa.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: April 03, 2016
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Florida, Osceola County

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