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Sesiidae 55a0061 – 2526   Paranthrene robiniae (Edwards, 1880)              Western Poplar Clearwing

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Betulaceae Fabaceae Salicaceae.  Host genera: Betula Populus Robinia Salix.  Host extended: borer (Powell & Opler 2009).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Genitalia: See Smith III, Taft & Cognato (2024). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: robiniae (Edwards, 1880) (Sciapteron) - MONA 1983: 2526; TL: Virginia City, NV. palescens Engelhardt, 1946 (Paranthrene); TL: Palm Springs, CA. perlucida (Busck, 1915) (Memythrus); TL: Missoula, MT.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Engelhardt, G.P., 1946. The North American clear-wing moths of the family Aegeridae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 190: 142. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.45f; p. 123. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Smith III, W.H., W.H. Taft, A.I. Cognato, 2024. Aposematic color polymorphism is a poor indicator of species boundaries in North American Paranthrene (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) as evidenced by a multi-gene phylogeny.. PLoS ONE, 19(11): e0312508. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at iNaturalist

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