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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Sesiidae
55a0059 – 2527   Paranthrene simulans (Grote, 1881)
             Red Oak Clearwing

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Trochilium simulans Grote, 1881
Trochilium luggeri Edwards, 1891
Fatua palmii Edwards, 1887
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: 145.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Paranthrene simulans
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Paranthrene simulans
m. – © James Solomon, USDA-FS, Bugwood.org
Paranthrene simulans
30mm – © Jim Vargo
Paranthrene simulans
f. – © William Taft & Mich. St. Univ.

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