Albuna fraxini
Species of moth
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Albuna fraxini, the Virginia creeper clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from the northern United States and southern Canada.[2]
| Virginia creeper clearwing | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Albuna |
| Species: | A. fraxini |
| Binomial name | |
| Albuna fraxini (Edwards, 1881)[1] | |
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The wingspan is about 18 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from June to August. Adults generally only live for a week. Females emit pheromones to attract mates soon after emerging from pupae. [4]
The larvae feed on Virginia creeper, white, red, green, and European ash, and sometimes mountain-ash.
