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Sesiidae

41 species · Animals

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Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Sesiidae

Carmenta pyralidiformis (Walker, 1856)

The boneset borer Carmenta pyralidiformis is a sesiid moth found in the US, whose larvae feed on Eupatorium roots.

Carmenta ithacae (Beutenmüller, 1897)

Carmenta ithacae is a sesiid moth from North America whose larvae feed on composite plant genera like Helenium and Aster.

Podosesia syringae (Harris, 1839)

Podosesia syringae, the ash or lilac borer, is a North American clearwing moth pest of ash, lilac and related trees.

Bembecia ichneumoniformis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Bembecia ichneumoniformis is an ichneumon-wasp-mimic moth found across Europe and parts of western Asia.

Chamaesphecia aerifrons (Zeller, 1847)

Chamaesphecia aerifrons is a sesiid moth found across parts of Europe and North Africa, whose larvae feed on various mint-related plants.

Chamaesphecia empiformis (Esper, 1783)

Chamaesphecia empiformis is a moth found in Europe that closely resembles a related species.

Sesia apiformis (Clerck, 1759)

Sesia apiformis, the hornet moth, is a large Batesian mimetic moth linked to European poplar dieback, native to Eurasia and introduced to North America.

Sesia bembeciformis (Hübner, 1803-1806)

Sesia bembeciformis, the lunar hornet moth, is a wasp-mimicking sesiid moth found in Europe that develops in willows.

Albuna fraxini (Edwards, 1881)

Albuna fraxini, the Virginia creeper clearwing, is a sesiid moth found in northern US and southern Canada.

Albuna pyramidalis (Walker, 1856)

Albuna pyramidalis, the fireweed clearwing moth, is a sesiid clearwing moth species with Hodges/MONA number 2533.

Paranthrene simulans (Grote, 1881)

Paranthrene simulans is a sesiid moth found in eastern North America whose larvae feed on chestnuts and oaks.

Paranthrene tabaniformis (Rottemburg & von, 1775)

Paranthrene tabaniformis, the dusky clearwing, is a wasp-mimicking sesiid moth found in Palearctic and Nearctic realms.

Paranthrene robiniae (Edwards, 1880)

Paranthrene robiniae, the western poplar clearwing, is a sesiid moth found across western North America.

Vitacea polistiformis (Harris, 1854)

Vitacea polistiformis, the grape root borer, is a sesiid moth found in parts of the US that acts as a wasp mimic and pest.

Vitacea scepsiformis (Edwards, 1881)

Vitacea scepsiformis, the lesser grape root borer moth, is a sesiid moth of North America whose larvae feed on Vitis roots.

Microsphecia tineiformis (Esper, 1789)

Microsphecia tineiformis is a 11 mm wingspan sesiid moth found in parts of Europe, North Africa and Western Asia.

Pennisetia hylaeiformis (Laspeyres, 1801)

Pennisetia hylaeiformis is a moth species found across Europe and parts of Asia, with distinct sexual dimorphism in abdominal bands and antennae.

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Noctuidae 1315 species Erebidae 1232 species Geometridae 1132 species Nymphalidae 849 species Crambidae 700 species Tortricidae 445 species Lycaenidae 426 species Hesperiidae 380 species

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