Edwards Wasp Moth, Lymire edwardsii (Grote) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Ctenuchinae)

Dale H. Habeck and Frank W. Mead

Release Date: 1/15/2024

Reviewed At: 11/9/2023

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in339-2000

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids, and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY182 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 234), one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date December 2000. Revised October 2010, May 2016, January 2017, and October 2023. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/.

About the Authors

Dale H. Habeck, former professor, Entomology and Nematology Department; and Frank W. Mead (retired), Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry; UF/IFAS Extension Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Habeck, D. H., & Mead, F. W. (1969). Edwards Wasp Moth, Lymire edwardsii (Grote) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Ctenuchinae). EDIS, 2004(4). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in339-2000

Authors

F. W. Mead

retired hemipterist (deceased), Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry

Dale Habeck

professor emeritus (deceased), UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology, Gainesville, FL

Contacts

Elena Rhodes

Contact

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University of Florida

biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology

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