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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Carpenter and Clearwing Moths (Cossoidea) » Clearwing Moths (Sesiidae) » Tinthiinae » Paranthrenini » Paranthrene » Western Poplar Clearwing - Hodges#2526 (Paranthrene robiniae)
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Moth - Paranthrene robiniae
Copyright © 2015 anna mioduchowska

Moth - Paranthrene robiniae
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
July 28, 2014
The moth is sitting on a goldenrod. I took the photo just before sunset in the river valley. Am I correct in thinking this moth has no mouth parts?

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Moth - Paranthrene robiniae Moth - Paranthrene robiniae
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Contributed by anna mioduchowska on 8 January, 2015 - 3:55pm
Last updated 4 March, 2015 - 7:24pm

Moved
Moved from Clearwing Moths.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 4 March, 2015 - 7:24pm login or register to post comments

MOTH ID
I would agree it is most likely P. robiniae (western poplar borer).
… William H. Taft, 4 March, 2015 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 28 February, 2015 - 6:55pm login or register to post comments

Sorry for the lack of responses...
I suspect that the angle makes for a challenging ID. My guess (and it is just that) would be something like the Western Poplar Clearwing:



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Welcome to BugGuide!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 February, 2015 - 5:55pm login or register to post comments

 
The moth that vanished too soon
Thank you!
Anna
… anna mioduchowska, 1 March, 2015 - 1:02pm login or register to post comments

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