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Lesser Peachtree Borer - Synanthedon pictipes
Copyright © 2010 Bruce Marlin

Lesser Peachtree Borer - Synanthedon pictipes
Marienville, Forest County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 12, 2009
Size: 15mm
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Contributed by Bruce Marlin on 14 February, 2010 - 8:01pm
Last updated 21 February, 2023 - 4:29pm

Moved
Moved from Clearwing Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 24 February, 2010 - 7:40pm

Moth ID
Based upon the the characteristics than I can see, the date and location, I would say that it is Synanthedon pictipes. Commonly called the lesser peachtree borer. It feeds mostly on wild cherry.
… William H. Taft, 23 February, 2010 - 7:18pm

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