Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth
Cosmosoma myrodora (Dyar, 1907)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
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.
Wing Span: 3-3.5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: All year in southern Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Climbing hempweed.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Florida and west along the Gulf Coast to Louisiana and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 89 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 02, 2020
Submitted by: BetsyB
Region: Colleton County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 03, 2020
Observation date: Sep 22, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Sumter County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 26, 2020
Observation date: Aug 17, 2020
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 24, 2020
Observation date: Mar 21, 2019
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Manatee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 07, 2020
Observation date: Nov 05, 2019
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 13, 2019
Observation date: Nov 05, 2019
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 13, 2019
Observation date: Oct 20, 2009
Submitted by: Martin Reid
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 01, 2019
Observation date: Oct 05, 2019
Submitted by: Stuart Marcus
Region: Texas, Liberty County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 21, 2019
Observation date: Oct 09, 2019
Submitted by: GLG
Region: Walton County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 09, 2019
Observation date: Sep 28, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe (Alison Smith)
Region: Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 03, 2019
Observation date: May 20, 2019
Submitted by: Wheat.christina
Region: Rankin County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 02, 2019
Observation date: Apr 20, 2019
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 22, 2019
Observation date: Mar 05, 2019
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 08, 2019
Observation date: Feb 26, 2019
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 27, 2019
Observation date: Feb 11, 2019
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 17, 2019
Observation date: Oct 09, 2018
Submitted by: Robert Fillmore
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 11, 2018
Observation date: Sep 15, 2018
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 17, 2018
Observation date: Mar 10, 2018
Submitted by: GPete
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 11, 2018
Observation date: Mar 04, 2018
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 07, 2018
Observation date: Feb 13, 2018
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 16, 2018
Observation date: Dec 16, 2017
Submitted by: downdogoz
Region: Citrus County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 17, 2017
Observation date: Oct 18, 2016
Submitted by: Bamafan1967
Region: Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 09, 2017
Observation date: Nov 03, 2017
Submitted by: njoal
Region: Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 03, 2017
Observation date: Oct 17, 2017
Submitted by: Glasskey
Region: Mobile County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 31, 2017
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