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Heavinscent South West, LA(Zone 9a) Nov 11, 2007

I thought at first it was a wasp but it definitely some kind of moth or butterfly.
I would love to know what this is! No one I have showed it to has seen anything like it.

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Heavinscent South West, LA(Zone 9a) Nov 11, 2007

Here is another pic from the side. Its making short work of my sweet almond verbina.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Nov 11, 2007

It's a Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth - Cosmosoma myrodora



http://bugguide.net/node/view/85043

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/1371/

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Nov 11, 2007

It's a Scarlet-bodied Wasp Moth:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.texasento.net/Cosmosoma2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.texasento.net/Cosmosoma.htm&h=345&w=477&sz=27&hl=en&start=6&um=1&tbnid=Tvu-G1xCu9QWdM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dscarlet%2Bbodied%2Bwasp%2Bmoth%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1NONE_ENUS246

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Heavinscent South West, LA(Zone 9a) Nov 11, 2007

You guys are great!!!
Thanks!
Caren

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