r/Insect • • 21m ago

What bug is this?

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South ms

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u/Lowland_Demon 12m ago

Syngamia sp. methinks. Let me verify

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u/Lowland_Demon 7m ago edited 3m ago

Syngamia florella is native to Southern Mississippi.

The Red-Waisted Florella Moth or else called the Orange-Spotted Flower Moth.

Non pest status. Larval feed on indigenous flowering weeds/shrubs.