Dee At 8 A.M.: Orange-spotted Flower Moth

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Friday, October 17, 2025

I am an Orange-spotted Flower Moth

I'm tiny - my wings are just over a quarter inch

As a larvae I ate plants in the Spermacoce genus

But I'll eat Richardia grandiflora in a pinch.

Location: Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park

Sources: https://thefsca.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Media_Files_Plant-Industry-Files_Entomology-Circular_CIRCULAR-Syngamia-Florella-Stoll.pdf

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I am an Orange-spotted Flower Moth

My wings are orange, brown and black

Take a look at my huge proboscis

I'm tiny, but pizazz is not something I lack!

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park

Sources: https://thefsca.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Media_Files_Plant-Industry-Files_Entomology-Circular_CIRCULAR-Syngamia-Florella-Stoll.pdf

Photo and text © 2023 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

I am an Orange-spotted Flower Moth

Some people also call me Red-waisted

I have both orange spots and a red waist

So I'm cool with my names being conflated.

Location: My house, Fellsmere

Sources: https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Syngamia-florella

I am a Red-waisted Florella Moth

From my waist down I'm dark orange-red.

I'm also known as Orange-spotted Flower moth

Both names are easy to comprehend.

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Fellsmere

Sources: https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Syngamia-florella

Photo and text © 2020 Dee Fairbanks Simpson