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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">At first I thought this must be a nonnative moth - but it's not. Surprise! And it's quite pretty.
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found more about this </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">from the Florida Native Plant Society: </span><a href="http://fnpsblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/national-moth-week-ornate-bella-moth.html" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">http://fnpsblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/national-moth-week-ornate-bella-moth.html</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.indefenseofplants.com/podcast/2020/2/9/ep-251-a-florida-moth-keeping-invasive-species-in-check" id="gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1587427508269_717" style="color:rgb(34,34,34); text-decoration-line:none">Episode 251 - A Florida Moth Keeping Invasive
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<div class="gmail-meta" style="color:rgb(51,51,51); font-size:0.9em"><span class="gmail-date">February 9, 2020</span></div>
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The movement of species around the globe is akin to opening Pandora's Box. Once an invasive species becomes established, it can be very difficult, if not impossible to get it under control. Every once in a while, however, nature provides us with a solution.<br>
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In this episode we learn about how the incredibly beautiful ornate bella moth (<em id="gmail-yui_3_17_2_1_1587427508269_707" style="">Utetheisa ornatrix</em>) is keeping some invasive peas at bay in Florida. The larvae of the ornate bella moths feed only on
rattlebox plants in the genus <em style="">Crotalaria</em>. Not only do the caterpillars need rattleboxes for food, they also utilize its toxins for communication and defense. Join me and my guest Dr. Andrei Sourakov as we discuss how bella moths have shifted
their diets to include invasive rattlebox plants and how this host shift is keeping their invasion at bay. This is a fascinating discussion about the ecological consequences of invasive plant introductions.</p>
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Hear the podca<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">st and find links to Dr. Sourakov's work:
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<a href="http://www.indefenseofplants.com/podcast/2020/2/9/ep-251-a-florida-moth-keeping-invasive-species-in-check" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">http://www.indefenseofplants.com/podcast/2020/2/9/ep-251-a-florida-moth-keeping-invasive-species-in-check</span></a><br>
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