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Clearwing Moth

Sesiidae

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Description:

It was very small but the design on the wings was very attractive, I did not know it was so colorful until I saw the pictures!

Species ID Suggestions

Clearwing moth

Sesiidae

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stho002
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Comments (13)
bayucca
Gilma, I dreamed of your moth and that was one of my dreams to spot one of these once. Guess what? I spotted one yesterday in the morning in France!! So cool!!
Adarsha B S
Superb spotting Gilma :) I love clearwing moths :) Yet to spot one :(
bayucca
Although we should not add the family name as scientific name, in this case, since there might be little chance to get closer, I suggest that you take Sesiidae (no sp. added!) and as common name Clearwing Moth is a valuable compromise. I certainly will try to get a little bit closer ...
bayucca
Definitely a Sesiidae, cannot help you more, there is almost no info about this family. Common genus is Synanthedon, which might be a candidate, but that's only a shy guess. There will probably no ID for this one...
stho002
There are many similar species in this family

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PublishedAugust 20, 2013

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