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Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 1:50 PM
I found this bug in the parking lot at work. I have never seen it before and it seemed odd because it is currently around 45 or so degrees in Savannah right now and not the type of weather to see relatively large insects like this one.
CPJ
Savannah, Georgia
Polka Dot Wasp Moth
Hi CPJ,
This is a Polka Dot Wasp Moth, Syntomeida epilais, and its caterpillars feed on the leaves of oleander, so it is also called the Oleander Moth. BugGuide has no reports from Georgia, but it does have reports from South Carolina and Florida, and since Georgia is in the middle, one can assume that the moth’s range includes Georgia. The Polka Dot Wasp Moth is also reported from Texas.
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Comments 1
We discovered this colorful bug in Richmond Hill, Ga on Thanksgiving Day 2009. We’ve never seen such a beautiful bug here in the Coastal Ga before and wondered if it might be poisonous?
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