Hornet Clearwing Moth

Paranthrene simulans

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae

Paranthrene simulans, the red oak clearwing borer, hornet clearwing or oak clearwing borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Minnesota, Missouri and Mississippi. The wingspan is 27–40 mm.

Distribution

Hornet Clearwing Moth — (c) David Dodd, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by David Dodd · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 82Canada · 4

Sources and credits

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