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Spotted Oleander Moth

Empyreuma affinis

Description:

This moth is relatively new to the US and was introduced through FL. The caterpillar eats oleanders. The adult moth flies during the day. This picture is under natural lighting.

Habitat:

Oleanders for the caterpillars, coastal tropical south. Native of the Caribbean.

Notes:

This is really the best reference. The other URLs are little help but I wanted this off of the unidentified list. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in143

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2 Comments

1Sarah2
1Sarah2 12 years ago

I think that it might be a tarantula hawk wasp. Can't tell the difference between pepsis formosa and pepsis thisbe. Would Spider Wasp (Pompilidae) be considered sufficient?

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Woah! Look at those longs legs. Some strange moth maybe?

1Sarah2
Spotted by
1Sarah2

Madeira Beach, Florida, USA

Spotted on Jun 22, 2011
Submitted on Jun 23, 2011

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