Observation date: December 22, 2010
Date notes: Syntomeida epilais have been spotted continuously throughout the year. This was taken on December 22, 2010, despite the cool temperatures.
Submitted by: Shay at GothMoths
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I found a good amount of these feeding on Nerium Oleander, hundreds, despite the winter temperatures. Young larvae were feeding gregariously and dropped easily when bothered. Many of their pupae were found between pieces of bark on a pine tree near them, suggestive of the typical wandering behavior that larvae exhibit when preparing to pupate. They were not like some larvae, who remain still when interrupted, but rather are fast moving.
Status: Resident
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: February 04, 2011
Coordinator notes: None.
