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Family Sesiidae - Clearwing Moths

Sesiinae · Tinthiinae
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both

Subfamily Sesiinae
Carmenta Clearwing - Carmenta pyralidiformis Black fly with orange stripe - Synanthedon exitiosa Calasesia coccinea (Beutenmüller) - Calasesia coccinea Clearwing Moth - Carmenta bassiformis Synanthedon scitula - Dogwood Borer - Synanthedon scitula Synanthedon acerni Synanthedon fulvipes Carmenta

Subfamily Tinthiinae
Raspberry Crown Borer - Pennisetia marginatum - female Clearwing Moth - Pennisetia marginatum - male Sesiid Moth - paper wasp size - Vitacea polistiformis - female Sesiidae sp ? - Pennisetia marginatum - male Grape Root Borer - Vitacea polistiformis Clearwing moth with pale bands on black abdomen, and iridescent wings - Albuna pyramidalis Albuna fraxini? - Albuna fraxini Sesiidae mating pair - Pennisetia marginatum - male - female


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