Faithful Beauty Photograph by Dawn Currie

Faithful Beauty

by Dawn Currie

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Title

Faithful Beauty

Artist

Dawn Currie

Medium

Photograph - Digital

Description

Photographic artwork by Dawn Currie. I found this red, white, and blue beauty in Sebastian Inlet State Park. It is called a "Faithful Beauty" or "Uncle Sam Moth"

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The Faithful Beauty (Composia fidelissima) is one of the most gorgeous Lepidoptera in North America. In the U.S., it is found only in subtropical southern Florida and the Keys.

Due to its red, white, and blue coloration, it is sometimes known as the 'Uncle Sam Moth.' Members of the Erebidae, Faithful Beauties fly during the daytime. The larvae feed on spurges and are just as spectacular as the adults - brilliant scarlet with metallic blue raised tubercles. The bright coloration throughout its life cycle strongly suggests that this moth is chemically protected from predators.

Faithful Beauties are in the tiger moth subfamily (Arctiinae), which includes many other beautiful moths. There are many tiger moths in North America, but this species is the only member of a tropical group (pericopines) that occur in the United States.