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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 » Synanthedonini » Carmenta » Mistletoe Borer - Hodges#2606 (Carmenta phoradendri)
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unknown clearwing - Carmenta phoradendri
Copyright © 2012 Valerie G. Bugh

unknown clearwing - Carmenta phoradendri
Austin, Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, Travis County, Texas, USA
May 11, 2009
Size: about 20 mm
One photo before it flew away. I tried to have this IDed before, but at the time not even experts would hazard a guess. Any suggestions this time?
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Contributed by Valerie G. Bugh on 16 September, 2012 - 2:50pm
Last updated 27 November, 2012 - 4:14pm

Moved
Moved from Sesioidea.
… john and jane balaban, 27 November, 2012 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

Moth ID
Based on what Dr. Eichlin could see of the image, his best guess is Carmenta phoradendri. He is the expert in this group. That is the best that I could do. Wm. Taft.
… William H. Taft, 27 November, 2012 - 3:59pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Clearwing Moths. Just moving all the unknowns to the same place in the guide.
… john and jane balaban, 30 September, 2012 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

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