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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Carpenter and Clearwing Moths (Cossoidea) » Clearwing Moths (Sesiidae) » Sesiinae » Synanthedonini » Synanthedon » Oak Gall Borer - Hodges#2571 (Synanthedon decipiens)
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Some type of borer moth. Similar to Dogwood Borer... but no yellow shoulder stripes. - Synanthedon decipiens
Copyright © 2019 Sara Ruth

Some type of borer moth. Similar to Dogwood Borer... but no yellow shoulder stripes. - Synanthedon decipiens
Anahuac, Chambers County, Texas, USA
August 21, 2019
Size: Small
Photographed a Dogwood Borer Moth on the cloth (drawn to black light) and then this one was on the other side of the cloth. Similar... but slightly different. A different species? Help with ID, please.
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Contributed by Sara Ruth on 25 August, 2019 - 9:55pm
Last updated 26 August, 2019 - 7:11pm

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moth id
Synanthedon decipiens.
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Thank you, William! Another
Thank you, William! Another of my moth mysteries solved. :)
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