Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Thyredon flammipennis Ashmead, 1894
Identification
Body black, wings strongly orange with black at the apex and base, antennae variably yellow to black.
Food
Larval host:
Manduca sexta. Also reared from
M. lefeburii from Mexico and southward.
Remarks
Probably a mimic of certain
Pepsini (tarantula-hawk wasps and allies)