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Composia fidelissima (Moth)

Synonyms: Composia fidellissima; Composia olympia

Wikipedia Abstract

Composia fidelissima sometimes known as the faithful beauty or Uncle Sam moth is a moth in the Erebidae family. It is found in southern Florida and the West Indies, including Cuba. The wingspan is 48–64 mm. Adults are on wing year round. They are day-flying. The larvae feed on Cynanchum scoparium, Canavalia (including Canavalia rosea), Nerium (including Nerium oleander) and Echites species (including Echites umbellate).
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Echites umbellatus (devil's potato)[1]
Nerium oleander (oleander)[1]
Orthosia scoparia (leafless swallow-wort)[1]

External References

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
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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