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Scarlet-bodied wasp moth

Cosmosoma myrodora

Description:

approx. 1 1/4 inches wingspan

Habitat:

spotted on tall wildflowers beside stream in semi-wooded area

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9 Comments

Pradeep Kumar
Pradeep Kumar 7 years ago

Beautiful. .

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 9 years ago

Striking!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

you are such a lucky person!!

auntnance123
auntnance123 11 years ago

Agreed, namitha. I've rarely seen them except in spider webs.

namitha
namitha 11 years ago

Awesome spotting and a beautiful moth.

AnoopPBhaskar
AnoopPBhaskar 11 years ago

One of the most coolest moths ive seen, great find :)

auntnance123
auntnance123 11 years ago

Thank you for the kind comments.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Great series

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

beautiful !

auntnance123
Spotted by
auntnance123

Cocoa, Florida, United States

Spotted on Sep 9, 2012
Submitted on Sep 10, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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