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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 » Pin Oak Clearwing - Hodges#2527.1 (Paranthrene pellucida)
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Pin Oak Clearwing - Paranthrene pellucida
Copyright © 2018 Jacob Llodra

Pin Oak Clearwing - Paranthrene pellucida
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 9, 2018
First observation for Massachusetts on BugGuide
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Contributed by Jacob Llodra on 9 July, 2018 - 7:52am
Last updated 11 July, 2018 - 7:14pm

Moved
Moved from Clearwing Moths.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 July, 2018 - 3:31pm login or register to post comments

moth id
This is a very worn specimen of Paranthrene pellucida.
… William H. Taft, 9 July, 2018 - 3:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Paranthrene pellucida
Are you confident this is paranthrene pellucida? Through my research it has never been observed in MA.
… Jacob Llodra, 10 July, 2018 - 12:01am login or register to post comments

 
Keep in mind that this is a v
Keep in mind that this is a very worn specimen. That being said, It is to early for P. marginata to be flying. There is almost no scales on the wings and the wing shape and length indicate this is mostly likely is in the genus Paranthrene. There is only one species that it could be and that is pellucida. It has been collected in Wisconsin, Michigan, New York and Missouri. This family is under collected so their range is not well documented.
… William H. Taft, 10 July, 2018 - 7:24am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 July, 2018 - 8:28am login or register to post comments

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