Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Synanthedon mellinipennis (Boisduval, 1836)
Sesia mellinipennis Boisduval, 1836
Albuna artemisiae Hy. Edwards, 1881
Aegeria senecioides Hy. Edwards, 1881
* phylogenetic sequence #080625
Explanation of Names
Specific name mellinipennis derived from Latin meaning "honey-winged."
Size
Forewing length 10-12 mm.
(2)Identification
Adult - see Duckworth & Eichlin in Print References.
Range
Coastal and mountain areas of California. One record from Robson, British Columbia.
(1),
(2)Food
Larvae bore in the wood of
Ceanothus spp., including
blueblossom (
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Eschsch., Rhamnaceae) (Williams, 1909).
(2)Print References
Beuttenmüller, W. 1901. Monograph of the Sesiidae of America, north of Mexico. Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History 1(6):
279,
pl.31, f.2,26-27,
pl.33, f.22
(3)
Duckworth, W.D & T.D. Eichlin 1978. The Clearwing Moths of California (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae). California Department Of Food and Agriculture Occasional Papers in Entomology 27: 1-80, f.1-40, pl.1-8 (
PDF)
(2)
Engelhardt, G.P. 1946. The North American Clear-wing Moths of the family Aegeriidae. United States National Museum Bulletin 190:
37-39 (1)
Williams, F.X. 1909. Notes on the Life-Histories of certain Wood-Boring Lepidoptera. Entomological news, and proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20(2):
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Ken Wolgemuth on 16 June, 2013 - 6:07pm
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Randy HardyLast updated 20 June, 2013 - 3:02pm