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American Hornet Moth

Sesia tibiale

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Field Notes

Description:

Found these two like this; bright yellow and black stripes , about a quarter or larger in size , no flying but dragging

Habitat:

Urban forest on tree root of PNW

Notes:

Tualatin Hills Nature Reserve

Species ID Suggestions

American Hornet Moth

Sesia tibiale

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Comments (2)
Juan DiTrani
Hi Audrey, thanks for participating in Pollinating Insects of the World mission. Please notice this mission is only for insects actually visiting flowers. Please remove of the mission all your spots not fitting this condition. For more information please read the mission instructions.
stho002
A moth which looks like a wasp!

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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion
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Portland: Urban Biodiversity
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Summer Discoveries of Washington State

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PublishedSeptember 30, 2013

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