Tag: Moths

New on Featured Creatures! The squash vine borer

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
January 7, 2015

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Squash vine borer, Melittia cucurbitae (Harris), is a diurnal (active during the day) moth species (Fig. 1). The larvae ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Featured Creatures, Moths, Pest Alert

New on Featured Creatures! Io moth

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
December 12, 2014

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The beautiful Io moth, Automeris io (Fabricius), is one of our most recognizable moths. It is distinctive because ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation
Tags: Featured Creatures, FL Natives, Moths, Pest Alert

What is it: Frangipani moth

by Carla Calvert Burkle
October 7, 2014

A friend sent me this photo last month with the explanation, "Found this outside our house--friendly?" My friend lives in Pembroke Pines, FL and the startlingly colored and rather large creepy-crawly she found is a frangipani moth caterpillar, ... READ MORE

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Tags: Caterpillars, Moths

New on Featured Creatures! Imperial moth

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
September 29, 2014

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The imperial moth, Eacles imperialis imperialis (Drury, 1773), is one of our largest and most beautiful moths. It is also ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Recreation, Wildlife
Tags: Featured Creatures, Moths, Pest Alert, UF-IFAS Pest Alert

New on Featured Creatures! Tussock moths.

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
March 19, 2014

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Tussock moths in the genus Orgyia are small moths that are best-known because of their attractive larvae. ABOVE: ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Forests, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation
Tags: Featured Creatures, FL Natives, Moths, Pest Alert, UF-IFAS Pest Alert

New on Featured Creatures! Erythrina leafminer. By Sourakov.

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
January 21, 2014

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The erythrina leafminer is a member of the genus Leucoptera, which are leaf borers that can cause severe damage to plant ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Featured Creatures, Moths, Ornamentals

UF-IFAS Pest Alert: Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth by Moscoso, Diaz, and Overholt

by Amanda Hodges
June 19, 2013

The scarlet-bodied wasp moth, Cosmosoma myrodora (Dyar), is a beautiful native insect. Because of its striking adult coloration, including a bright red thorax and abdomen, and transparent wings patterned with black, this moth immediately ... READ MORE

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Tags: Featured Creatures, FL Natives, Moths, Pest Alert

New Featured Creatures, the cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum by D.H. Habeck, F.D. Bennett, and Christine Miller, University of Florida

by Amanda Hodges
October 2, 2012

The cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum Berg (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) arrived in 1989 in the Florida Keys, and this invasive species has become a serious threat to the diversity and abundance of Opuntia cactus in North America. The spread ... READ MORE

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Tags: Featured Creatures, Invasive Species, Moths, Pest Alert

July Featured Creatures – Polyphemus Moth, Antheraea polyphemus by Hall

by Amanda Hodges
August 7, 2012

Have you ever wanted to know more about the large, beautiful silk moth, the polyphemus moth, Antheraea polyphemus? Extension faculty and Master Gardeners that receive questions about the polyphemus moth may find our latest July Featured ... READ MORE

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