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Apple Bark Borer? - female

Apple Bark Borer? - Female
Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
July 2, 2021
Size: ~18mm? body only
Synanthedon pyri ?
There should be no lack of food for S. pyri in this area. There are plenty of the introduced Bradford Pear trees (Pyrus calleryana).

Added info 7/15/2021: Hoping to aid in identification, I have added an estimated size and the following. The moth was sitting at the edge of woods next to a mowed field on what looked like the leaf of a pecan sapling, or some related tree. It was near a small stream that I believe to be seasonal. It was close to a small seasonal pool of water where dragonflies were ovipositing. I did not notice any Bradford Pear trees nor ironweed, though they may have been around.

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Apple Bark Borer? - female Apple Bark Borer? - female