Other Common Names
Fall Clematis Clearwing Borer
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Alcathoe autumnalis Engelhardt, 1946
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* phylogenetic sequence #081900
Size
Wingspan: ♂ 32-36 mm, ♀ 34-38 mm.
(1)Range
Known from Texas panhandle to southmost Texas.
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Type Location: San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas.
Life Cycle
Larvae are root and stem borers.
Remarks
Adult is a remarkably good mimic of Pompiliid spider wasps.
See Also
Alcathoe carolinensis was once a synonym of autumnalis.
Print References
Engelhardt, G.P. 1946. The North American Clear-wing Moths of the family Aegeriidae. USNM Bulletin 190:
105-106,
pl.25, f.149
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