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Sesiidae
55a0124 – 2583   Synanthedon exitiosa (Say, 1823)
             Peachtree Borer

© Van Truan
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • exitiosa Say 1823 (Aegeria) - MONA 1983: 2583
  • barnesii Beutenmüller [1901] 1900 (Sanninoidea)
  • edwardsii Beutenmüller 1900 (Sanninoidea)
  • fitchi Dalla Torre & Strand 1925 (Aegeria)
  • fitchii Edwards 1882 (Aegeria)
  • graefi Edwards 1881 (Sciapteron)
  • luminosa Neumoegen 1894 (Sannina)
  • opalescens Edwards 1881 (Aegeria)
  • pacifica Riley 1891 (Sannina)
  • pepsidiformis Hübner 1831 (Paranthrene)
  • persica Thomas 1824 (Apis)
  • xiphiaeformis Boisduval [1875] (Sesia)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Beutenmüller, W., 1900. Two new Sesiidae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 8(4): 254.
    • Engelhardt, G.P., 1946. The North American clear-wing moths of the family Aegeridae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 190: 10.
    • Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 14.2m, 14.3f; p. 125. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Synanthedon exitiosa
    © Patrick Coin - m.
    Synanthedon exitiosa
    © Richard Leung - f.
    Synanthedon exitiosa
    © Machele White
    Synanthedon exitiosa
    © Tom Murray - f.
    Synanthedon exitiosa
    © Ken Childs
    Synanthedon exitiosa
    25mm – © Rex Moore
    Synanthedon exitiosa
    © Wendell Snow, USDA-ARS, Bugwood.org
    Synanthedon exitiosa
    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Synanthedon exitiosa
    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Synanthedon exitiosa
    25mm – © Jim Vargo
    Synanthedon exitiosa
    30mm – Mississippi Entomological Museum
    Synanthedon exitiosa
    29mm – Mississippi Entomological Museum
    Synanthedon exitiosa
    m. - form barnesii – © William Taft & Mich. St. Univ.
    Synanthedon exitiosa
    © Marius Aurelian

    Synanthedon exitiosa
    © Marius Aurelian
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