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clearwing? - Zenodoxus palmii
Copyright © 2005 Joyce Gross

clearwing? - Zenodoxus palmii
Calf Creek Falls trail, Escalante, Garfield County, Utah, USA
September 17, 2005
Is this a clearwing moth - family Sesiidae?

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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 12 November, 2005 - 2:27am
Last updated 2 August, 2006 - 3:57am

Mimic
What an excellent wasp mimic! The thumbnail fooled me.
… Beatriz Moisset, 12 November, 2005 - 8:06am

Yes, it's a sesiid
Colour and locality fit the description for Zenodoxus palmii, Hodges #2518. Larvae bore into species of the Malvaceae.
… Tony-2, 12 November, 2005 - 7:07am

 
Zenodoxus palmii
Thanks Tony.
… Joyce Gross, 13 November, 2005 - 2:44am

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