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Geometrid MothsBlack bug with white wing tips and red body
August 5, 2009
I shot this today, August 5, 2009, at about 6:35pm.
This bug caught my eye, because I’ve never seen anything like it.
I’m located in Tampa, Florida in the 33615 zip code.
The bug was sitting on my wall facing the east.
the wall is made of cinder blocks and it was sitting on one of the creases, so hopefully you can judge the size of it from that.
It is black and has white tips on it’s wings. The front part of it’s body is red and the rest is black to the tail.
It is a beautiful bug.
I’d love to know what type of bug this is, my daughter discovered while playing in the front yard.
Carlos B
Tampa, Fl (33615)
White Tipped Black
Hi Carlos,
This Geometrid Moth, Melanchroia chephise, goes by the very descriptive common name of White Tipped Black. According to BugGuide, the caterpillar is called a Snowbush Spanworm.
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this bug is BAD NEWS. its caterpiller is black & yellow. grow to about an inch long. i have snow on the mountain bushes & they ate ALL of the leaves. i have been fighting them for 3 years. get rid of them!
Posted 18 Jul 2010 at 6:40 pm ¶they’re evil….check here
http://collier.ifas.ufl.edu/CommHort/CommHortPubs/Snowbush%20Caterpillar.pdf
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