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Syngamia florella

Orange-spotted Flower Moth


Syngamia florella

Polilla de Manchas Anaranjadas
Family: Crambidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Syngamia florella, the orange-spotted flower moth or red waisted florella moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781. It is found from South Carolina to Florida and from Arkansas to Texas, south to the West Indies and through Mexico to Argentina. It is also found on Bermuda.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. They are on wing from July to December in most of the range, but have only been recorded from September to December in Florida.

The larvae feed on Borreria brachysepala, Spermacoce laevis and Spermacoce tetraquetra.

Source: Wikipedia, article Syngamia florella. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Count: 12

Foto
Photography ID: 685439
  Adult
San Miguel, capital
Tucumán
Argentina
05/07/2026
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 681787
  Adult
San Miguel, capital
Tucumán
Argentina
04/08/2026
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 432503
  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
02/03/2021
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 396952
  Adult
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/02/2020
Leila Lodi
Foto
Photography ID: 333826
  Adult
Candelaria
Misiones
Argentina
05/24/2019
José Antonio Radins
Foto
Photography ID: 199733
  Adult
Tartagal
Salta
Argentina
04/17/2017
Diego Alfonso Rosa
Foto
Photography ID: 130101
 Eldorado
Misiones
Argentina
11/15/2015
Ivan Dvojak
Foto
Photography ID: 100062
♀  Adult
Rosario de la Frontera
Salta
Argentina
05/18/2015
Gustavo Fernando Durán



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
246765507/05/2026ArgentinaTucumánSan Miguel, capitalViviana Fuentes
245677208/04/2026ArgentinaTucumánSan Miguel, capitalViviana Fuentes
173660821/03/2023BrazilCearáSitio ParacatuAntônio Romar Patrício De Sousa
136564203/02/2021ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@ndsRamón Vera
124027902/05/2020ArgentinaSanta FeSan jeronimo 2460, Santa FeLeila Lodi
95129122/06/2019ArgentinaMisionesRuta 19 cerca de WandaMarcos Augusto Lartigau
92555524/05/2019ArgentinaMisionesParque Ecológico El Puma - Vivero de especies forestales nativas (ministerio de Ecología y R.n.r), CandelariaJosé Antonio Radins
85691030/09/2018ColombiaMetaHotel Lagos de MeneguaNicolas Olejnik
76398507/05/2018ArgentinaTucumánReserva Provincial Los SosaGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
68897127/01/2018ArgentinaJujuyAl fondo de Los Perales, Finca Las Chascas - Límite con Arroyo SecoFernando Durruty
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Orange-spotted Flower Moth (Syngamia florella) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.