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Genus Paranthrene

Paranthrene robiniae - female Paranthrene pellucida Greenfield & Karandinos - Paranthrene pellucida - male Western Poplar Borer - Paranthrene robiniae - female Paranthrene dollii Dusky Clearwing - Paranthrene tabaniformis Sesiidae, Dusky Clearwing, frontal - Paranthrene tabaniformis Unidentified wasp or hornet - Paranthrene robiniae Western Poplar Clearwing? - Paranthrene robiniae
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Cossoidea (Carpenter and Clearwing Moths)
Family Sesiidae (Clearwing Moths)
Subfamily Tinthiinae
Tribe Paranthrenini
Genus Paranthrene
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Anthrene Hubner, 1819
Explanation of Names
Anthrene is a type of wasp mentioned by Aristotle, though it does not seem to be a modern genus. Para (from the Greek παρά) means beside or near. So this is a "near wasp", certainly referring to the mimicry (Based on Internet searches).
Identification
Paranthrene includes some slender species that apparently evolved to resemble vespid paper wasps. (1)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.