Red-waisted Florella Moth
Syngamia florella (Stoll, 1781)
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Identification: Dark brown with yellow patches on front and hind wings. Dark stripe down center of yellow head and thorax. Red abdomen with two narrow bluish bands across rear end.
Wing Span: 1.5 cm.
Life History: Flies rapidly but short distance when disturbed, tends to settle on underside of foliage.
Flight: June - December. All year in Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Mostly unknown, but includes plants in Rubiaceae.
Adult Food: Flowers, such as Bidens alba.
Habitat: Weedy and brushy areas.
Range: Georgia to Florida, west to Texas. Also Neotropics.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 147 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 02, 2024
Submitted by: GLG
Region: Walton County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 02, 2024
Observation date: Sep 10, 2024
Submitted by: fotosbydeb
Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 11, 2024
Observation date: Aug 12, 2024
Submitted by: NataliaIAllen
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 07, 2024
Observation date: Aug 10, 2024
Submitted by: kericson
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 12, 2024
Observation date: Jul 10, 2024
Submitted by: Clugston.anicole
Region: Lee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 11, 2024
Observation date: Jun 08, 2024
Submitted by: Tatiana Staats
Region: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 14, 2024
Observation date: Jan 16, 2017
Submitted by: Heather Pickard
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 26, 2024
Observation date: Nov 27, 2023
Submitted by: Bugfae
Region: Marion County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 29, 2023
Observation date: Oct 20, 2023
Submitted by: kericson
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 05, 2023
Observation date: Jul 28, 2016
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 31, 2023
Observation date: Jun 26, 2016
Submitted by: Tim Norriss
Region: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 23, 2023
Observation date: Dec 03, 2022
Submitted by: John Gibbons
Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 04, 2022
Observation date: Dec 01, 2022
Submitted by: Carolee Boyles
Region: Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 03, 2022
Observation date: Sep 17, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 20, 2022
Observation date: Nov 21, 2013
Submitted by: M. Reith
Region: Haiti
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 14, 2022
Observation date: Dec 15, 2019
Submitted by: jgreenthumb
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 19, 2022
Observation date: Feb 27, 2020
Submitted by: CBack
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 19, 2022
Observation date: Nov 12, 2021
Submitted by: Cheri Phillips
Region: Duval County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 23, 2022
Observation date: Mar 08, 2022
Submitted by: birdlady1
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 09, 2022
Observation date: Oct 01, 2021
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Osceola County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 04, 2022
Observation date: Feb 22, 2022
Submitted by: Joceb2005
Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 24, 2022
Observation date: Nov 21, 2021
Submitted by: marilynne
Region: Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 27, 2021
Observation date: Oct 14, 2021
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 14, 2021
Observation date: Sep 02, 2021
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 02, 2021
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