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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 » Albuna » Virginia Creeper Clearwing - Hodges#2532 (Albuna fraxini)
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Virginia Creeper Clearwing (Albuna fraxini) - Albuna fraxini
Copyright © 2016 Sharon Watson

Virginia Creeper Clearwing (Albuna fraxini) - Albuna fraxini
Turtle River State Park, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
July 17, 2016
This specimen may be an example of the Virginia Creeper Clearwing (Albuna fraxini) 2532

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Virginia Creeper Clearwing (Albuna fraxini) - Albuna fraxini Virginia Creeper Clearwing (Albuna fraxini) - Albuna fraxini
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Contributed by Sharon Watson on 18 July, 2016 - 9:36pm

There's certainly a resemblance, but...
...if you're not certain, please consider moving the images to Sesiidae pending expert review.

Mistakes that aren't caught can be perpetuated as others visit the Guide and assume the IDs to be solid.

Thanks.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 18 July, 2016 - 9:41pm login or register to post comments

 
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Hi Ken,

Yes I am certain on the species.

Thanks,

Sharon Watson
… Sharon Watson, 19 July, 2016 - 3:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Your use of the phrase "may be" made me wonder.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 19 July, 2016 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Funny ...
She must know Carl Barrentine. He posts everything "This specimen may be an example of ____."
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 3 August, 2016 - 1:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Carl is the one who got me ho
Carl is the one who got me hooked on mothing Robert. He enthusiasm about mothing was contagious.
… Sharon Watson, 4 August, 2016 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

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