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Dancing Moth
Dryadaula terpsichorella (Busck, 1910)
Family: Tineidae
Subfamily: Dryadaulinae
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 verified sightings

Observation date: Apr 21, 2022
Submitted by: Cheri Pierce
Region: Lake County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 21, 2022

Observation date: Jun 14, 2021
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Alachua County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 20, 2021

Observation date: Jan 20, 2021
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Manatee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 20, 2021

Observation date: Feb 22, 2018
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 27, 2018

Observation date: Nov 06, 2013
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 27, 2018

Observation date: Feb 08, 2018
Submitted by: MothLady41
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 25, 2018

Observation date: Nov 29, 2015
Submitted by: Peter Homann
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 11, 2016

Observation date: Mar 21, 2014
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Mar 22, 2014