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Genus Synanthedon

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Print References · Internet References
Synanthedon exitosa? - Synanthedon scitula - male - female Black and White Clearwing - Synanthedon pictipes carmenta bassiformis? - Synanthedon scitula Synanthedon acerni No idea on this one? - Synanthedon bibionipennis - female synanthedon - Synanthedon acerni Clearwing - Synanthedon Synanthedon formicaeformis? - Synanthedon bolteri
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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 Synanthedon
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Synanthedon Hübner, 1819
Explanation of Names
Probably from Greek syn (συν)- "with" + anthedon (ανθηδων)- "the flowery one", a poetic name for the bee.
Numbers
Nearctica lists 41 species.
Print References
Engelhardt, G.P. 1946. The North American Clear-wing Moths of the family Aegeriidae. United States National Museum Bulletin 190: 87-88
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Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Chuck Entz, Randy Hardy
Last updated 18 June, 2013 - 5:00pm

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