Nelphe carolina
| Nelphe carolina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Nelphe |
| Species: | N. carolina |
| Binomial name | |
| Nelphe carolina H. Edwards, 1887 | |
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Nelphe carolina, the Florida Eucereon or Little Carol's Wasp Moth, is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in southern Texas, Florida, Mexico and on Cuba.[1]
The wingspan is 31–34 mm (1.2–1.3 in). Adults have been recorded on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Cynanchum species.[2]
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