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Sesiidae
55a0065 – 2530   Vitacea polistiformis (Harris, 1854)
             Grape Root Borer

© Tom Lethbridge
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • polistiformis Harris 1854 (Aegeria) - MONA 1983: 2530
  • huron Engelhardt 1946 (Vitacea)
  • seminole Neumoegen 1894 (Sciapteron)
  • 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.
    • Engelhardt, G.P., 1946. The North American clear-wing moths of the family Aegeridae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 190: 152.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Vitacea polistiformis
    © Machele White
    Vitacea polistiformis
    © Univ. of Georgia - Bugwood.org
    Vitacea polistiformis
    © Dennis Totin
    Vitacea polistiformis
    © John Himmelman
    Vitacea polistiformis
    f. – © James Solomon, USDA-FS, Bugwood.org
    Vitacea polistiformis
    m. – © William Taft & Mich. St. Univ.

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