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Lesser Wasp Moth

Pseudocharis minima

Field notes

Pseudocharis minima, the lesser wasp moth, is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1867. It is found on Cuba and in Florida. The habitat consists of pine rocklands, tropical hammocks and the ecotone between hammocks and salt marshes.

The wingspan is 30–35 mm.

The larvae feed on Crossopetalum species, but have also been recorded on Myginda ilicifolia.

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United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided