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Bishanyen, Neihu, Taipei City, TaiwanZeuzera coffeae Nietner, 1861 Family Cossidae
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Florida Ridge, Florida, United States
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Barthlemy, Cayenne, Guyane Franaise
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Mhlume, Lubombo, Swaziland
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Clearwing mothLepidoptera: SessidaeUsed as a biocontrol for ivy gourd (Coccinia grandis) Cucurbitaceae in Hawaii. This one was resting on hawa (Pittosporum glabrum).Thanks to Forest & Kim Starr for the identification of this species.
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Pittosporum_glabrum
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Carlencas-et-Levas, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
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Florida Ridge, Florida, United States
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Taimali, Taitung County, TaiwanZeuzera multistrigata Moore, 1881Family Cossidae
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Gladsaxe Municipality, Hovedstaden, Denmark
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Florida, United States
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Wikipedia:[...]The larvae feed on Ribes species, including Ribes nigrum, Ribes rubrum and Ribes uva-crispa. They bore into the stems to feed.Tuscany, Italy.
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Salasc, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
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Family: Castniidae: Synemon sp Most like Synemon nupta ID Ted Edwards CSIRO"Sun moths are an unusual group of day-flying moths that look and behave very much like butterflies.... Most sun-moths are similar in appearance with bright orange or red undersides. The upper-side of the hind wings is also orange or red, but when the wings are closed these are hidden by the dark brown or black fore-wings." Common Butterflies of the South-West - Bush Books series Andrew Williams, Robert Powell, Matthew Williams, Geoff Walker. Publisher Deptartment of Environment and Conservation 2009.They are so sensitive to the sunlight that if a cloud passes overhead, they will settle and stay until the sunlight returns or if they are disturbed. Adults will live only 4 to 10 days. The females mate and lay their eggs shortly after emerging from the pupae.The eggs are laid near the roots of native sedges - Lepidosperma and other species.
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Briantspuddle, England, United Kingdom
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One of the day flying colourful sun-moths. This is feeding from Hakea ruscifolia, a shrub that usually flowers during December and January. Photos: Jean and Fred
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Wisconsin, United States
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Jimena de la Frontera, Andaluca, Espaa
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Two years ago I photographed these
moths mating . This year I photographed them laying eggs. They are a large sunmoth and look like a black butterfly as they fly.These moths were described by Westwood, J.O. in 1877 for the Linnean Society of London Zoology See:
www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources...Most sunmoths are very similar with dappled grey on the upper side of the fore-wings with bright orange/red under wings. Photos: Jean