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Sesiidae on Bandera Mountain, WA - Fireweed Clearwing Moth/Fireweed Borer - Albuna pyramidalis
Copyright © 2013 Kelsey J.R.P. Byers

Sesiidae on Bandera Mountain, WA - Fireweed Clearwing Moth/Fireweed Borer - Albuna pyramidalis
Bandera Mountain, King County, Washington, USA
July 5, 2013
Resting on a granite boulder around 4100 feet of elevation on a 45 degree slope with lots of beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax); around 7pm.
Contributed by Kelsey J.R.P. Byers on 14 July, 2013 - 10:06pm
Last updated 15 July, 2013 - 1:45pm

Moved
Moved from Sesioidea.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 15 July, 2013 - 1:44pm

moth ID
It is the fireweed borer (A. pyramidalis).
… William H. Taft, 15 July, 2013 - 9:27am

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 14 July, 2013 - 10:11pm

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