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Genus Penstemonia

Small moth on Horkelia daucifolia - Penstemonia clarkei - female

? Holly Borer Moth? - Penstemonia clarkei

Possible Penstemonia clarkei - Penstemonia clarkei

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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 Sesiinae

Tribe Synanthedonini

Genus Penstemonia

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Penstemonia Engelhardt, 1946

Explanation of Names

Named for the host plant genus Penstemon.

Print References

Engelhardt, G.P. 1946. The North American Clear-wing Moths of the family Aegeriidae. United States National Museum Bulletin 190: 14

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 28 December, 2007 - 6:11pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 18 June, 2013 - 4:46pm

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