Lymire edwardsii

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Lymire edwardsii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lymire
Species:
L. edwardsii
Binomial name
Lymire edwardsii
(Grote, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Scepsis edwardsiiGrote, 1881

Lymire edwardsii, the rubber tree caterpillar or Edwards' wasp moth, is a species of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in southern Florida, United States.

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Description

The wingspan is 35–40 mm. The wings are bluish gray. Adults are on wing year round.

Behaviour and ecology

The larvae feed on Ficus species, including Ficus pedunculata , Ficus altissima , Ficus aurea , Ficus auriculata , Ficus benghalensis , Ficus benjamina , Ficus continifolia , Ficus elastica , Ficus lyrata , Ficus retusa and Ficus rubiginosa . They feed on leaf margins or create holes in the leaves. Full-grown larvae are pale yellow with four white stripes and a reddish/orange and white head. Pupation takes place on various (non-host) plants. [1]

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