Albuna fraxini

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

The Virginia Creeper Clearwing (Albuna fraxini) is a moth of the Sesiidae family. 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.

The larvae feed on Virginia Creeper, White, Red, Green, and European Ash, and sometimes Mountain-ash.

References

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