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Sesiidae 640081.00 – 2536   Eichlinia cucurbitae (Harris, 1828)              Squash Vine Borer

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Aegeria cucurbitae Harris, 1828 • Melittia amoena Edwards, 1882 • Trochilium ceto Westwood, 1848 • Melittia satyriniformis Hübner, 1831 Taxonomic Notes: Eichlinia cucurbitae (Harris, 1828), n. comb. (Gorbunov 2020), was formerly in the genus Melittia.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Engelhardt, G.P., 1946. The North American clear-wing moths of the family Aegeridae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 190: 182. Gorbunov, O.G., 2020. Establishment of Eichlinia gen.n. for the Western hemisphere Melittiini (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), with a catalogue of the genus. Russian Entomological Journal, 29(3): 276-284. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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