scarlet-bodied wasp moth

English

Adult
Larva

Etymology

From scarlet +‎ bodied +‎ wasp moth, named after this animal's bright red body when adult.

Noun

scarlet-bodied wasp moth (plural scarlet-bodied wasp moths)

  1. A species of erebid moth, Cosmosoma myrodora, inhabiting the coastal plains of the United States in Florida and from South Carolina to Texas.

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