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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Sesioidea » Clearwing Moths (Sesiidae) » Tinthiinae » Paranthrenini » Albuna » Virginia Creeper Clearwing - Hodges#2532 (Albuna fraxini)

Species Albuna fraxini - Virginia Creeper Clearwing - Hodges#2532

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Range · Season · Food · Remarks · Internet References
Diurnal Moth - Sesiidae - Albuna fraxini - female clearwinged moth - Albuna fraxini - male Virginia Creeper Borer - Albuna fraxini - female Clearwing Moth - Albuna fraxini Albuna fraxini (Hy. Edwards) - Albuna fraxini - female Virginia Creeper Clearwing - Albuna fraxini Moth - Albuna fraxini Clearwing - Albuna fraxini? - Albuna fraxini
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Sesioidea
Family Sesiidae (Clearwing Moths)
Subfamily Tinthiinae
Tribe Paranthrenini
Genus Albuna
Species fraxini (Virginia Creeper Clearwing - Hodges#2532)
Hodges Number
2532
Explanation of Names
FRAXINI: from the Ash genus Fraxinus, one of the host plants of this species
Range
northern US and southern Canada
Season
adults fly from June to August
Food
Virginia Creeper (U. of Minnesota)
White, Red, Green, and European Ash, and sometime Mountain-ash (Ohio State U.)
Remarks
Guide page created based on Tony Thomas' identification of Tom Murray's photo.
Internet References
common name reference and host plants (Clearwing Borers, U. of Minnesota)
host plants (Ohio State U.)
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 25 April, 2005 - 4:48pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 2 August, 2005 - 5:12pm

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