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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 » Eichlinia calabaza - Hodges#2537 (Eichlinia calabaza)
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Melittia calabaza - Eichlinia calabaza
Copyright © 2009 cwmelton

Melittia calabaza - Eichlinia calabaza
Harshaw Creek near town of Patagonia, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
July 14, 2009
Southwestern Squash Vine Borer.
Appears to match the specimen at Moths of Southeastern Arizona
Moth is getting minerals from the mud. Looked like a wasp in flight.

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Melittia calabaza - Eichlinia calabaza Melittia calabaza - Eichlinia calabaza
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Contributed by cwmelton on 14 July, 2009 - 11:39pm
Last updated 28 August, 2009 - 2:33pm

Moved
Moved from Melittia.
… Tim Loh, 28 August, 2009 - 2:33pm login or register to post comments

Moth ID
You are correct. I have been trying to collect that species at that very spot for at least 4 years. It apparently, is not attracted to the same lure as other Melittia species. We have collected M. gloriosa, M. snowii, and M. grandis further down the valley in Patagonia.
… William H. Taft, 15 July, 2009 - 4:19pm login or register to post comments

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