Synanthedon decipiens
Synanthedon decipiens, the oakgall clearwing or oak gall borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in eastern North America.
Synanthedon decipiens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Synanthedon |
Species: | S. decipiens |
Binomial name | |
Synanthedon decipiens H. Edwards, 1881 | |
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The moths are on wing in June.
This species emerges from woody oak galls.
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