Spiderling Plume Moth On Wineflower by Paul Rebmann - Royalty Free and Rights Managed Licenses

Paul Rebmann

Ormond Beach, FL

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Spiderling Plume Moth On Wineflower

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Paul Rebmann

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A spiderling plume moth on a red spiderling flower, also known as wineflower.

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Bugs Bugs and more Bugs (8/8/2017)

This tiny plume moth can be found throughout Florida often near members of the Nyctaginaceae - Four o'clock - family of plants. The range also includes the Caribbean, southern California and Arizona.
With the distinctive "T" or airplane wing shape of plume moths at rest, this moth looked like a tiny tuft of down in flight. The wingspan is from about a half to three-quarters inch. Adult moths often have the abdomen in a recurved position, appearing much like a scorpion.
The host plants for Megalorhipida leucodactylus are the spiderlings (genus Boerhavia.
Boerhavia diffusa - known as both red spiderling and wineflower - is a frequent perennial of dry disturbed sites throughout much of Florida. It can be sprawling or ascending, with slender stems to three feet tall or more with opposite and ovoid leaves, mostly on the lower parts of the plant. The pink to purplish flowers are minute, with inconspicuous bracts and lacking petals. Three stamens are surrounded by a glandular, five lobed calyx tube.
(Subject description from the artist's Wild Florida Photo website www.wildflphoto.com)

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August 5th, 2017

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