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Cosmosoma myrodora

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Species of moth

Cosmosoma myrodora
Specimen in Florida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Cosmosoma
Species: C. myrodora
Binomial name
Cosmosoma myrodora
Dyar, 1907

Cosmosoma myrodora, the scarlet-bodied wasp moth, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1907. It is found in the United States in Florida and from South Carolina to Texas. The habitat consists of coastal plains.

The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults are on wing from March to December. An adult male extracts toxic chemicals from Eupatorium capillifolium and showers these toxins over the female prior to mating.

The larvae feed on Mikania scandens.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Cosmosoma myrodora Dyar, 1907". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  2. Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth Cosmosoma myrodora (Dyar, 1907)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  3. Chin-Lee, Alan (September 30, 2017). "Species Cosmosoma myrodora - Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth - Hodges#8280". BugGuide. Retrieved August 26, 2019.

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Taxon identifiers
Cosmosoma myrodora


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