Composittae, insect mystery

[Billy B. Boothe]

I believe that the moth may be a Bella moth aka as the rattlebox moth
(Utethesia bella). It is fairly common in the southeastern U.S. Its larvae
feed on Crotolaria species.

Billy B. Boothe
NaturalEnquirer at excite.com

On         Thu, 10 Dec 1998 11:06:10 EST, John Nelson wrote:> TH 10 Dec
1100h>
> FRIENDS>
>     Another mystery plant, this one for the synantherologists...Don't
> know exactly where the color slides were taken:>>
>    habit and closeup at: http://cricket.biol.sc.edu/mystery-a.JPG
>                          http://cricket.biol.sc.edu/mystery-b.JPG>>
>     I believe these to be cultivated here in South Carolina. The
> plants are close to Eupatorieae, maybe close to Sachsia? Anthers
> without basal appendages; foliage finely atomiferous, but a dried
> piece of the plant is not aromatic.>
>     Note also the colorful insects on the flowers. Eating them?>
>         Thanks JOHN>>     (My thanks to Tim Mousseau for scanning the
slides)>
>>>>> John B. Nelson> Curator of the Herbarium (USCH)
> Department of Biological Sciences> University of South Carolina
> Columbia SC 29208>> nelson at sc.edu> 803-777-8196 phone> 803-777-4002 fax>
> Non totum difficile est, sed nihil facile.

Billy B. Boothe
NaturalEnquirer at excite.com






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