Insects › Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths
Polka-Dot Wasp Moth
Syntomeida epilais
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Gulf FritillaryDione vanillae
Spotted Oleander MothEmpyreuma pugione
Lesser Wasp MothPseudocharis minima
Yellow-banded Wasp MothSyntomeida ipomoeae
Black-banded Wasp MothSyntomeida melanthus
Syntomeida syntomoides
Florida Buck MothHemileuca warreni
Nine-spotted MothAmata phegea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,258 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 725 |
| Quintana Roo | 458 |
| Georgia | 323 |
| Yucatan | 119 |
| Oaxaca | 45 |
| South Carolina | 44 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 29 |
| Campeche | 27 |
| Chiapas | 16 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Butterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera |
| Family | Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths · Erebidae |
| Genus | Syntomeida |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Polka-Dot Wasp Moth with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.