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Red-Waisted Florella Moth / Mariposa-de-Manchas-Laranjas

Syngamia florella

Description:

(Stoll, 1781)

Lepidoptera: Obtectomera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae: Spilomelini

Wingspan: ~1.5cm.

Envergadura das asas: ~1.5cm.

Other names: Orange-Spotted Flower Moth.

Old cellphone picture, posting for the register.

Habitat:

Seu habitat natural são áreas de mata com bastante vegetação selvagem e daninha. Veja as notas abaixo para uma seleção de plantas hospedeiras para ambas as larvas e adultos. Isto inclui ambientes antrópicos, pois podem ser encontradas - dentro de suas áreas de distribuição - praticamente em qualquer lugar com vegetação selvagem e daninha.

Their natural habitat are weedy places with plenty of wild vegetation. See the notes below for a selection of host plants of both the larvae and the adults. This includes anthropic environments, as they can be found - within their areas of distribution - pretty much anywhere with wild vegetation.

Notes:

Syngamia florella é uma mariposa diurna pertencente à ordem Lepidoptera, superfamília Pyraloidea, família Crambidae, subfamília Spilomelinae (anteriormente tratada por Pyraustinae) e tribo Spilomelini.

A mariposa demonstra cores vivas; as asas são tingidas de marrom com intensas maculações laranja-amareladas espalhadas. O abdome é vermelho mas pode variar em tons. A envergadura das asas é em torno de 1.5cm. São normalmente vistas visitando flores pelo néctar, um comportamento que lhes presenteou com sua nomenclatura comum e científica. As larvas de Syngamia florella foram documentadas alimentando-se de Spermacoce brachysepala, Spermacoce tetraquetra, Spermacoce laevis, Spermacoce verticillata, Richardia sp. e Borreria barchysepala, entre outras. Os adultos alimentam-se de várias flores, como as de Bidens sp. e Mikania sp..

A espécie é de distribuição neotropical, sendo encontradas do sul do Oeste das Índias através do México à Argentina e da Carolina do Sul à Flórida e Arkansas ao Téxas. O sujeito retratado foi encontrado no Brasil, Santa Catarina, Benedito Novo. Seus habitats naturais são áreas de vegetação daninha, o que também as incluem nos ambientes antrópicos como visitantes de jardins.

ENGLISH VERSION HERE:

Syngamia florella is a diurnal moth belonging in the order Lepidoptera, superfamily Pyraloidea, family Crambidae, subfamily Spilomelinae (previously treated as Pyraustinae) and tribe Spilomelini.

The moth displays bright colors; the wings are colored brownish with intense yellowish-orange maculations spread all around. The abdomen is red but can vary in tones. The moth's wingspan lies somewhere around 1.5cm. They are normally seen during the day visiting flowers for nectar, a behaviour that earned it its common and scientific nomenclature. The larvae of Syngamia florella are known to feed on Spermacoce brachysepala, Spermacoce tetraquetra, Spermacoce laevis, Spermacoce verticillata, Richardia sp. and Borreria brachysepala among others. The adults feed on a lot of flowers, such as Bidens sp. and Mikania sp..

The species is neotropical in distribution, being found from south of the West Indies through Mexico to Argentina and from South Carolina to Florida and Arkansas to Texas. The subject portrayed was found in Brazil, Santa Catarina, Benedito Novo. Their natural habitats are often weedy places, which also includes it into the anthropic environment as visitors of gardens.

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Oscar Neto
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Oscar Neto

SC, Brazil

Spotted on Apr 15, 2017
Submitted on Feb 21, 2018

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