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ardesia Jacksonville, FL(Zone 9a) Nov 12, 2006

These little guys, about an inch and a quarter, are munching on some young Oleanders this week.

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ardesia Jacksonville, FL(Zone 9a) Nov 12, 2006

A somewhat fuzzy closeup.

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DonnaB Vancleave, MS(Zone 8b) Nov 12, 2006

that is the Oleander Cat aka Polka-Dot-Wasp Moth(Syntomeida epilais)

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ardesia Jacksonville, FL(Zone 9a) Nov 12, 2006

Oh, thank you for your prompt answer. I looked them up on Bug Files and they are beautiful moths. I have never seen them before but we should have many, many in the future as I have a slew of the cats.

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Sheila_FW Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) Nov 13, 2006

I looked it up, as a lot of you will want to do. Here is the link to save you the trouble!
http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Syntomeida+epilais&search=Search
Pretty wasp.

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