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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Carpenter and Clearwing Moths (Cossoidea) » Clearwing Moths (Sesiidae) » Sesiinae » Melittiini » Eichlinia » Glorious Squash Vine Borer - Hodges#2540 (Eichlinia gloriosa)
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Melittia gloriosa Hy. Edwards - Eichlinia gloriosa - male
Copyright © 2008 William Taft

Melittia gloriosa Hy. Edwards - Eichlinia gloriosa - Male
Patagonia, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
August 12, 2007
Size: 15-28 mm
Melittia gloriosa (Sesiidae) is the largest and most colorful of the melon (Cucurbita) borers found in the western United States. The larvae are known to attack the large fleshy cucurbit tubers that are found underground. This specimen was collected by William Taft using a graperoot borer pheromone.
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Contributed by William H. Taft on 11 May, 2008 - 2:32pm
Last updated 11 May, 2008 - 4:55pm

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