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Eight-spotted
forester on pink
kalanchoeAbove: Primrose
moth on a yellow
evening primrose
flower
Left: Faithful beauty
on pussytoesspectacular moths may be
the faithful beauty moth of
South Florida; its black wings
are decorated with numerous
white spots, a wash of blue
and a patch of bright red.
PETAL-WINGED
VISITORS
The flower moths (members
of the genus Schinia) make
up a wonderfully varied and
colorful group of more than
120 species. All are quite
small, averaging only about
half an inch long, and are
easy to overlook because they
often sit very still on flowers.