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Seirarctia echo (Echo Moth)

Synonyms: Seirarctia niobe

Wikipedia Abstract

Seirarctia is a genus of moths in the family Arctiidae. It contains the single species Seirarctia echo, the Echo Moth, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. The habitat consists of thickets, scrubwoods and open areas. The wingspan is about 45 mm. The larvae feed on various woody plants, including coontie, cabbage palmetto, crotons, lupie, oak and persimmon. They are bright orange with black and yellow bands and bright white spiracles.
View Wikipedia Record: Seirarctia echo

Prey / Diet

Croton setigerus (dove weed)[1]
Quercus laevis (American Turkey Oak)[1]
Zamia pumila (coontie)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0