Albuna fraxini
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]
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Life Cycle
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Larva
Virginia creeper clearwing | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Albuna |
Species: | A. fraxini |
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Albuna fraxini (Edwards, 1881)[1] | |
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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
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- Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
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- "Virginia Creeper Clearwing Moth – Albuna fraxini Family Sesiidae (Clearwing Moths)". North American Insects and Spiders. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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