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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Carpenter and Clearwing Moths (Cossoidea) » Clearwing Moths (Sesiidae) » Sesiinae » Melittiini » Eichlinia » Squash Vine Borer - Hodges#2536 (Eichlinia cucurbitae)
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Black and red with blue sheen - Eichlinia cucurbitae
Copyright © 2018 Jacqueline Clayton

Black and red with blue sheen - Eichlinia cucurbitae
Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 1, 2018
Size: Approximately 1.375"
It was hovering, so I don't know what the wings look like.
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Contributed by JacquelineC on 3 July, 2018 - 8:09am
Last updated 13 October, 2018 - 5:12pm

Moved, Melittia cucurbitae
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… Aaron Hunt, 13 October, 2018 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

Squash Vine Borer
Melittia cucurbitae. Larvae feed on squashes and pumpkins. Family Sesiidae - Clearwing Borers.
… Ken Allison, 3 July, 2018 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks. Is it usual to find t
Thanks. Is it usual to find the Squash Vine Borer where there aren't any squash plants?
… JacquelineC, 3 July, 2018 - 10:25pm login or register to post comments

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