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Lilac Borer - Hodges#2589 (Podosesia syringae)
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Copyright © 2019
Brian Morphy
Looks like a horntail but with fuzzy yellow hind legs -
Podosesia syringae
Ottawa, Eastern Ontario, Ontario, Canada
July 5, 2019
Size: 2.5 cm (1 inch)
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Contributed by
Brian Morphy
on 5 July, 2019 - 3:20pm
Last updated 6 July, 2019 - 9:40am
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 6 July, 2019 - 9:40am
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moth ID
Lilac borer(Podosesia syringae).
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William H. Taft
, 6 July, 2019 - 9:38am
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Lilac borer(Podosesia syringa
Lilac borer(Podosesia syringae).
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William H. Taft
, 6 July, 2019 - 9:38am
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Thanks, William
I had never previously seen a Lilac borer before these two.
As a matter of fact, this species doesn't even merit an
entry in the Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America.
Now I will need to go and inspect our lilac trees.
Cheers, Brian
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Brian Morphy
, 8 July, 2019 - 4:05pm
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