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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Carpenter and Clearwing Moths (Cossoidea) » Clearwing Moths (Sesiidae) » Sesiinae » Melittiini » Eichlinia » Clearwing Borer Moth - Hodges#2538 (Eichlinia snowii)
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Moth ID - Eichlinia snowii
Copyright © 2011 Heidi Eaton

Moth ID - Eichlinia snowii
Burnt Mill Road & I-25, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
May 23, 2011
Size: ~10mm
I believe this is a moth, and it looks familiar, but not sure how to narrow it down easily. There were two on this plant which reminded me of a Datura.
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Contributed by Heidi Eaton on 23 May, 2011 - 9:31pm
Last updated 29 May, 2011 - 12:16am

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… Maury J. Heiman, 29 May, 2011 - 12:16am login or register to post comments

Melittia snowii - Clearwing Borer Moth - Hodges #2538
Melittia snowii - Clearwing Borer Moth - Hodges #2538

A little soft on the focus but keeping for the guide because this photo adds Colorado to the growing Bug Guide collection!
Thanks Heidi!
… Maury J. Heiman, 29 May, 2011 - 12:16am login or register to post comments

How about...
...something like a Clearwing Borer Moth (Melittia snowii)?



But please wait for an expert to comment.
… Ron M., 23 May, 2011 - 9:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I'll wait, but it sure looks like the right moth. And the listed larval plant looks like what it was on (what I thought was Datura).
… Heidi Eaton, 23 May, 2011 - 10:02pm login or register to post comments

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