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Ornate Bella Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 19 Sep 2018 Fairly common in much of eastern North America, these day-flying moths may be seen on various flowers. Caterpillars feed on Crotalaria and Lespedeza, among other species. |
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Ornate Bella Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix) Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 19 Sep 2018 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
Created on ... Sep 17, 2018 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com