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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 » Synanthedonini » Synanthedon » Maple Callus Borer - Hodges#2554 (Synanthedon acerni)
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Moth Fly - Synanthedon acerni
Copyright © 2008 Jim Bliss

Moth Fly - Synanthedon acerni
Montgomery, Orange County, New York, USA
June 1, 2008
Size: 13 -16 mm
Looks kind of like a fly, and kind of like a moth. Which is it? Is it either?
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Contributed by Jim Bliss on 5 June, 2008 - 5:41am
Last updated 27 December, 2014 - 4:40pm

It looks so much like a Scorp
It looks so much like a Scorpion fly from a distance... great pic!
… Martin Hauser, 5 June, 2008 - 10:57am login or register to post comments

I'd go with Maple Callus Borer
I'd go with Synanthedon acerni - Maple Callus Borer - Hodges#2554.

if not that one, still in the Synanthedon genus. Btw, it is definitely a moth.
Nina
… Nina, 5 June, 2008 - 6:47am login or register to post comments

 
Synanthedon acerni
This is Synanthedon acerni, most likely a female. It's one of the most common clearwings in eastern North America and the only sesiid attracted to lights. This picture should be moved to species page.
… Marius Aurelian, 7 June, 2008 - 12:52am login or register to post comments

 
not S. acerni?
The distal light color on the antennae, and the dark wing tips, don't look right for S. acerni. What about Carmenta, maybe Carmenta corni.
… Pete Woods, 7 April, 2015 - 8:55pm login or register to post comments

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