Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Carpenter and Clearwing Moths (Cossoidea) » Clearwing Moths (Sesiidae) » Sesiinae » Sesiini » Sesia » American Hornet Moth - Hodges#2543 (Sesia tibiale)
Photo#800844
hornet moth - Sesia tibiale - female
Copyright © 2013 Andrea G

hornet moth - Sesia tibiale - Female
Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
July 5, 2013
Size: larger than 1"
Spotted on the Veit Springs trail near the Snowbowl. Area is ponderosa and aspen forest at about 8600 feet elevation.

Images of this individual: tag all
hornet moth - Sesia tibiale - female hornet moth - Sesia tibiale - female
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Andrea G on 8 July, 2013 - 6:33pm
Last updated 10 July, 2013 - 8:13am

Moved
Moved from Sesioidea.
… john and jane balaban, 10 July, 2013 - 8:13am login or register to post comments

Moth ID
I would agreed that this is a female Sesia tibialis.
… William H. Taft, 10 July, 2013 - 7:12am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from American Hornet Moth.
… Andrea G, 8 July, 2013 - 7:56pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Sesioidea.
… Andrea G, 8 July, 2013 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Neither of us are experts,
so, unless you are quite certain of your ID, we would suggest leaving the image back in Sesioidea until Bill Taft gets a chance to comment.
… john and jane balaban, 8 July, 2013 - 7:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Oops,
sorry. I misunderstood.
… Andrea G, 8 July, 2013 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

Actually, a moth
Something like this? (Not an ID)



[Edit] Oops! I'm late...
… Yurika Alexander, 8 July, 2013 - 6:43pm login or register to post comments

 
But it is great when we agree!
Great minds think alike!
… john and jane balaban, 8 July, 2013 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I appreciate the (speedy) help.
… Andrea G, 8 July, 2013 - 6:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Something like

Nice find! We're jealous.
… john and jane balaban, 8 July, 2013 - 6:39pm login or register to post comments

 
That's it!
Thank you, yes. I saw another one on 7/7/13 on a different section of the same mountain, so apparently they like the San Francisco Peaks.
… Andrea G, 8 July, 2013 - 6:48pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact