Paranthrene dollii
Paranthrene dollii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Paranthrene |
Species: | P. dollii
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Binomial name | |
Paranthrene dollii Neumoegen, 1894
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Paranthrene dollii, Doll's clearwing, cottonwood clearwing or poplar borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in North America.
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The wingspan is about 37 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on poplar and willow.
Categories:
- Sesiidae
- Moths described in 1894
- Sesiidae stubs