Summary ²

Cosmosoma myrodora, the Scarlet-bodied Wasp Moth, is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1907. It is found in Florida and from South Carolina to Texas. The habitat consists of coastal plains.
Host plant: climbing hempweed Mikania spp.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/38514062@N03/14109699574/
2. Adapted by Jose Nunez from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmosoma_myrodora

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