Albuna fraxini

Albuna fraxini, the Virginia creeper clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from the northern United States and southern Canada.[2]

Life Cycle
Larva

Virginia creeper clearwing
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Albuna
Species:
A. fraxini
Binomial name
Albuna fraxini
(Edwards, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Carmenta fraxini Edwards, 1881
  • Harmonia morrisoni (Edwards, 1882)
  • Albuna fraxini f. vitriosa Engelhardt, 1946

The wingspan is about 18 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from June to August. Adults generally only live for a week. Females emit pheromones to attract mates soon after emerging from pupae. [4]

The larvae feed on Virginia creeper, white, red, green, and European ash, and sometimes mountain-ash.

References
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  1. Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Bug Guide
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. "Virginia Creeper Clearwing Moth – Albuna fraxini Family Sesiidae (Clearwing Moths)". North American Insects and Spiders. Retrieved 10 July 2020.


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