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Moth ID Request - Pennisetia marginata - male
Copyright © 2007 Thomas of Baltimore City

Moth ID Request - Pennisetia marginata - Male
Herring Run Watershed, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
September 28, 2007
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Contributed by Thomas of Baltimore City on 30 September, 2007 - 11:22pm
Last updated 11 January, 2008 - 5:04pm

Moved
Moved from Clearwing Moths.
… Thomas of Baltimore City, 6 December, 2007 - 4:11am login or register to post comments

Clear-Wing Moth
Family Sesiidae. it's probably one of the variety of borers in the family
… Alex M, 1 October, 2007 - 4:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Pennisetia marginata female
The moth shown is Pennisetia marginata. For some reason females are easier to find than males.
… Marius Virgiliu Aurelian, 6 December, 2007 - 3:22am login or register to post comments

 
sesiid identification
Marius - The antennae show this to be a male.
… Thomas D. Eichlin, 11 January, 2008 - 10:27am login or register to post comments

 
My mistake
Thanks for correction Dr. Eichlin. I probably did not look careful enough at the antennae, as male antennae (pectinate) are quite different from female antennae (filiform).
… Marius Virgiliu Aurelian, 11 January, 2008 - 5:41pm login or register to post comments

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