Biology:Albuna fraxini

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Short description: Species of moth

Virginia creeper clearwing
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Albuna
Species:
A. fraxini
Binomial name
Albuna fraxini
(Edwards, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Engelhardt, 1946 Edwards, 1881
  • Harmonia morrisoni Carmenta fraxini
  • (Edwards, 1882) Albuna fraxini f. vitriosa

Albuna fraxini, the Virginia creeper clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from the northern United States and southern Canada .[2]

Life Cycle
Larva

The wingspan is about 18 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from June to August. Adults generally only live for a week. Females emit pheromones to attract mates soon after emerging from pupae. [4]

The larvae feed on Virginia creeper, white, red, green, and European ash, and sometimes mountain-ash.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1977691 entry