American Hornet Moth

Sesia tibiale

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae

Sesia tibialis, the American hornet moth, poplar clearwing borer or cottonwood crown borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from North America, including British Columbia, Colorado, Utah, Michigan, Montana, Washington, California and Arizona. Adults resemble hornets.

Distribution

American Hornet Moth — (c) Doug Macaulay, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Doug Macaulay · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 33Canada · 27

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Doug Macaulay, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Doug Macaulay · CC-BY DescriptionSesia tibialis, Wikipedia contributors

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