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Double-tufted Wasp-moth

Didasys belae

Plate XIII — Double-tufted Wasp-moth is Fig. 7
Plate XIII — Double-tufted Wasp-moth is Fig. 7

As shown in our plate, the male has the end of the abdomen ornamented by two tufts, while the female is devoid of these appendages. The insect is found on the Indian River in Florida, and southward.