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Dancing Moth

Dryadaula sp.

Photo by Machi
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28.8938, -82.5784

Field Notes

Description:

I find these fairly often in this spot

Habitat:

Shady area under an oak tree among lots of leaf debris

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
KostasZontanos
Beautiful moth and photo Machi! In my opinion is Dryadaula terpsichorella (one species that -according Wikipedia- has been recorded many times in Florida recently). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryadaula_terpsichorella

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PublishedJune 14, 2017

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