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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) missp.
  • fitchii (Edwards, 1882) (Aegeria)
  • graefi (Edwards, 1881) (Sciapteron) missp.
  • 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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