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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Carpenter and Clearwing Moths (Cossoidea) » Clearwing Moths (Sesiidae) » Tinthiinae » Paranthrenini » Paranthrene » Red Oak Clearwing Moth - Hodges#2527 (Paranthrene simulans)
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Sesiid Moth - Paranthrene simulans - male
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Schueman

Sesiid Moth - Paranthrene simulans - Male
Downs Mem Park, Pasadena, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
June 22, 2007
Size: B.L. ~30mm
Quite large and robust. Found on a Hosta leaf in mixed woods but underneath large White Oaks (Quercus alba). Anyone know which Clearwing this is? I've estimated the wingspan to be near 43-45mm based on body length.

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Contributed by Stephen Schueman on 23 June, 2007 - 9:02am
Last updated 20 August, 2010 - 9:12am

Moved
Moved from Paranthrene.
… john and jane balaban, 9 February, 2008 - 9:47am login or register to post comments

Paranthrene simulans
This is Paranthrene simulans. Who wants to be first to capture this insect in your bare hands? Will it sting you? No! It only a moth.
… richard m. gillmore, 8 February, 2008 - 10:06pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Clearwing Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 7 December, 2007 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

Paranthrene sp. female
Your specimen looks like a member of the Paranthrene genus, most likely Paranthrene pellucida, though P. simulans "form" luggeri could also be a possibility.
… Marius Aurelian, 7 December, 2007 - 2:24am login or register to post comments

 
sesiid identification
Marius - The antennae seem to indicate this is a male, and I agree it is either pellucida or simulans.
… Thomas D. Eichlin, 11 January, 2008 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the info.
Thanks for the info.
… Stephen Schueman, 9 December, 2007 - 9:04am login or register to post comments

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