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Plume Moth

Platyptilia carduidactyla

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Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Pterophoridae
Genus
Platyptilia
Species
carduidactyla
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Palm Bay, Florida

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Vee8ch

Palm Bay, FL (Zone 9b) | July 2006 | Negative
The adults are neat looking critters but that's the only good thing I can say about them. In my own environment I find this moth larvae to be more destructive than Hornworms.
Damage has been limited to Brugmansia.
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