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[1] and from South Carolina to Texas. The habitat consists of coastal plains.
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| Specimen in Florida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Cosmosoma |
| Species: | C. myrodora
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| Binomial name | |
| Cosmosoma myrodora Dyar, 1907
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The wingspan is 30–35 mm.[2] 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.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Cosmosoma myrodora Dyar, 1907". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth Cosmosoma myrodora (Dyar, 1907)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Chin-Lee, Alan (September 30, 2017). "Species Cosmosoma myrodora - Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth - Hodges#8280". BugGuide. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
External links
edit- Cosmosoma myrodora on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures website.