Dark-marked Wave Moth (Scopula compensata)

CENTRAL FLORIDA CRITTER OF THE DAY: Dark-marked Wave Moth (Scopula compensata)

New to my buggy life list. My encounter was submitted and accepted to add this species to the Osceola county Florida checklist at butterfliesandmoths.org
https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/1282364

Was resting on the wall above the stove.

I derived the common name from  listing at Inaturalist.  Other sites refer to it as the small frosted wave.

Larval hosts:  I haven’t found any information.

Superfamily Geometroidea – Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths
Family Geometridae – Geometrid Moths
Subfamily Sterrhinae
Tribe Scopulini

Learn More: https://bugguide.net/node/view/173457

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Southern Emerald Moth (Synchlora frondaria)

CENTRAL FLORIDA CRITTER OF THE DAY: Southern Emerald Moth (Synchlora frondaria)

Adult sighting is new to my buggy life list. I’ve seen many caterpillars in this genus over the years.
My encounter was submitted and accepted to add this species to the Osceola county Florida checklist at butterfliesandmoths.org
https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/1281569

Landed on the window so likely drawn to the light overnight.

Larval hosts:  Bidens, Chrysanthemum, Parthenium hysterophorus, Pluchea odorata   source:  https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/index.dsml

Superfamily Geometroidea – Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths
Family Geometridae – Geometrid Moths
Subfamily Geometrinae – Emeralds
Tribe Synchlorini

Learn More: https://bugguide.net/node/view/21305

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