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Species Podosesia aureocincta - Banded Ash Clearwing Moth - Hodges#2588

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Banded Ash Clearwing Moth - Hodges #2588 - Podosesia aureocincta - male Which mating wasps - Podosesia aureocincta - male - female Podosesia syringae - Podosesia aureocincta Podosesia syringae - Podosesia aureocincta Podosesia syringae - Podosesia aureocincta Banded Ash Clearwing Moth ? - Podosesia aureocincta Podosesia aureocincta - male Podosesia aureocincta - male
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Cossoidea (Carpenter and Clearwing Moths)
Family Sesiidae (Clearwing Moths)
Subfamily Sesiinae
Tribe Synanthedonini
Genus Podosesia (Ash/Lilac Borers)
Species aureocincta (Banded Ash Clearwing Moth - Hodges#2588)

Hodges Number

2588

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Podosesia aureocincta Purrington & Nielsen, 1977

Numbers

There are two species of the genus Podosesia in America north of Mexico. (1)

Identification

Drooz (1985) stated Podosesia aureocincta can be distinguished from Podosesia syringae by the narrow, orange-yellow, partial band on the fourth abdominal segment. (2)

Range

e. US to southmost TX - Map (3)(4)

Season

The adults appear to be most common from June to October. (5)
Heppner (2003) listed June to December in Florida. (3)

Food

Host plant is Fraxinus spp. (ash). (3)

Remarks

Albu (1997) mentioned wide year to year fluctuations in population for many species in the group including Podosesia aureocincta.

See Also

Podosesia syringae is missing the orange-yellow band on the abdomen.

Print References

Albu, V., 1997. Notes on the sesiid fauna of southwestern West Virginia. Journal of The Lepidopterists' Society, 15: Moth Photographers Group.
Brou Jr., V.A., 1997. The flight periods of Podosesia syringae (Harris) and Podosesia aureocincta Purrington & Nielsen in Louisiana. Southern Lepidopterists' News, 19: 35-36.
Purrington, F.F. & D.G. Nielsen, 1977. Biology of Podosesia (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) with description of a new species from North America. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 70(6): 906-910.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (5)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (6)

Works Cited

1.Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico.
Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.
2.Insects of Eastern Forests
Arnold T. Drooz, (editors). 1985. USDA Forest Service Misc. Publication 1426.
3.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
4.Oklahoma moth species list by county (PDF)
5.North American Moth Photographers Group
6.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 7 July, 2013 - 11:59pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 15 December, 2021 - 11:07am

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