Synanthedon acerni

Synanthedon acerni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Synanthedon
Species:
S. acerni
Binomial name
Synanthedon acerni
Clemens, 1860

Synanthedon acerni, the maple callus borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[1] It is found in Eastern Canada and much of the Eastern United States.

Pupal skins on the bark of a host tree

The wingspan is 18โ€“25 mm. The moths are on the wing from June to July, but in the United States from April on.

The larvae feed on Acer species.

References

  1. โ†‘ Rogers, Laura E.; Grant, Jerome F. (1 April 1991). "Seasonal Incidence of Male Dogwood Borer (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) and Other Species of Clearwing Moths in Selected Habitats in Tennessee". Environmental Entomology. 20 (2): 520โ€“525. doi:10.1093/ee/20.2.520.