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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Clearwing Moths (Sesioidea) » Clearwing Moths (Sesiidae) » Sesiinae » Synanthedonini » Ash/Lilac Borers (Podosesia) » Banded Ash Clearwing Moth  - Hodges#2588 (Podosesia aureocincta)
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Which mating wasps - Podosesia aureocincta - male - female
Copyright © 2015 Konrad Zobel

Which mating wasps - Podosesia aureocincta - Male Female
Luray, Page County, Virginia, USA
September 10, 2014
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Contributed by Konrad Zobel on 6 May, 2015 - 10:08am
Last updated 8 May, 2015 - 9:05pm

Moved
Moved from Clearwing Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 8 May, 2015 - 9:05pm login or register to post comments

Moth ID
This is Podosesia aureocincta. It is closely related to the lilac borer but flies very late in the season.
… William H. Taft, 8 May, 2015 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, William, I appreciat
Thanks, William,
I appreciate your help.
Best greetings from Vienna, Austria
… Konrad Zobel, 9 May, 2015 - 6:11am login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 6 May, 2015 - 5:44pm login or register to post comments

Check Vitacea dollii and scepsiformis
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… John S. Ascher, 6 May, 2015 - 10:48am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, John, according wh
Thank you, John, according what William H. Taft wrote in one of the threads "P. dollii is an early season flyer throughout it range while V. scepsiformis flys from July to October", I would assume that my couple is Vitacea scepsiformis. I realize that the photo itself can't tell the difference.
Best regards,
Konrad
… Konrad Zobel, 6 May, 2015 - 5:27pm login or register to post comments

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