Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Paranthrene asilipennis (Boisduval, 1829)
Sesia asilipennis Boisduval, 1829
Aegeria asilipennis
Memythrus asilipennis
* phylogenetic sequence #079025
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet
asilipennis is Latin for "gadfly winged (
Asilus)."
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(4)Size
Forewing length 12-20 mm.
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Wingspan: ♂ 28-38 mm, ♀ 36-46 mm.
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Larva to 23-36 mm, largest in warmer climates.
(2)Identification
Larva - white body with brown head, light brown thoracic shield and blackish mandibles.
(2)Range
Eastern half of the United States and Canada, west as far as Minnesota and Texas, south through Mexico and Central America.
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(2)Food
Larvae bore in the low trunk and exposed roots of oaks and possibly ash and alder. Red oak often prefered.
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(2)Life Cycle
Two year life cycle. See Engelhardt as well as Solomon in Print References.
Print References
Brown, L.N. & R.F. Mizell, III 1993. The Clearwing Borers of Florida (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae). Tropical Lepidoptera 4(4): 1-21 (
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Engelhardt, G.P. 1946. The North American Clear-wing Moths of the family Aegeriidae. United States National Museum Bulletin 190:
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Solomon, J.D. 1995. Guide to insect borers in North American broadleaf trees and shrubs. USDA Forest Service Agriculture Handbook AH-706: 40-42, f.15 (
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