Red-waisted Florella Moth
Syngamia florella (Stoll, 1781)
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Identification: Dark brown with yellow patches on front and hind wings. Dark stripe down center of yellow head and thorax. Red abdomen with two narrow bluish bands across rear end.
Wing Span: 1.5 cm.
Life History: Flies rapidly but short distance when disturbed, tends to settle on underside of foliage.
Flight: June - December. All year in Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Mostly unknown, but includes plants in Rubiaceae.
Adult Food: Flowers, such as Bidens alba.
Habitat: Weedy and brushy areas.
Range: Georgia to Florida, west to Texas. Also Neotropics.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 138 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 28, 2016
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 31, 2023
Observation date: Jun 26, 2016
Submitted by: Tim Norriss
Region: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 23, 2023
Observation date: Dec 03, 2022
Submitted by: John Gibbons
Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 04, 2022
Observation date: Dec 01, 2022
Submitted by: Carolee Boyles
Region: Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 03, 2022
Observation date: Sep 17, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 20, 2022
Observation date: Nov 21, 2013
Submitted by: M. Reith
Region: Haiti
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 14, 2022
Observation date: Dec 15, 2019
Submitted by: jgreenthumb
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 19, 2022
Observation date: Feb 27, 2020
Submitted by: CBack
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 19, 2022
Observation date: Nov 12, 2021
Submitted by: Cheri Phillips
Region: Duval County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 23, 2022
Observation date: Mar 08, 2022
Submitted by: birdlady1
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 09, 2022
Observation date: Oct 01, 2021
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 04, 2022
Observation date: Feb 22, 2022
Submitted by: Joceb2005
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 24, 2022
Observation date: Nov 21, 2021
Submitted by: marilynne
Region: Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 27, 2021
Observation date: Oct 14, 2021
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 14, 2021
Observation date: Sep 02, 2021
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 02, 2021
Observation date: Aug 29, 2021
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 30, 2021
Observation date: Aug 23, 2021
Submitted by: SFellows
Region: Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 24, 2021
Observation date: Jun 05, 2021
Submitted by: TomObrock
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 21, 2021
Observation date: Jun 12, 2021
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 12, 2021
Observation date: May 15, 2021
Submitted by: Michael Weisensee
Region: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 16, 2021
Observation date: Sep 15, 2020
Submitted by: DVL
Region: Lee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 16, 2021
Observation date: Jan 16, 2021
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Manatee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 17, 2021
Observation date: Sep 23, 2020
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Sumter County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 16, 2020
Observation date: Nov 26, 2020
Submitted by: Ron Klowden
Region: St. Lucie County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 14, 2020
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