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Lesser Peach Tree Borer? - Synanthedon viburni - male - female
Copyright © 2005 john and jane balaban

Lesser Peach Tree Borer? - Synanthedon viburni - Male Female
New Lisbon Railroad Prairie, Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA
July 22, 1988
We found these mating, resting on a willow at the railroad prairie. We're thinking maybe S.pictipes but would welcome confirmation or correction.

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Lesser Peach Tree Borer? - Synanthedon viburni Lesser Peach Tree Borer? - Synanthedon viburni - male - female
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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 5 November, 2005 - 5:20pm
Last updated 9 January, 2008 - 9:45pm

Moved
Moved from Willow Borer.
… john and jane balaban, 9 January, 2008 - 9:45pm login or register to post comments

The B & W antennae
and the body color make me think these are Synanthedon proxima a species that bores in willows.
… A.W. Thomas, 5 November, 2005 - 7:24pm login or register to post comments

 
No wonder they were on a will
No wonder they were on a willow!
… john and jane balaban, 5 November, 2005 - 8:33pm login or register to post comments

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