Family Sesiidae - Clearwing Moths

Classification · Identification · Internet References

Clearwing Moth, black body with a fluffy red tail - Synanthedon acerni

Another Carmenta texana - Carmenta texana

Peachtree borer - Synanthedon exitiosa - female

wasp mimic clearwing moth, Lesser Grape Root Borer - Vitacea scepsiformis - female

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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)

Identification

Moths often resemble wasps and bees in coloration and marking.

Wings elongate, often transparent owing to the lack of scales.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

U. of FL

Specimen from Southern California at SDNHM , including photos for 45 species.

Sesiidae - Clear wing moths - (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) - Dr. Franz Pühringer, Austria

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Beatriz Moisset, Hartmut Wisch, Mike Quinn
Last updated 4 June, 2008 - 10:49am

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