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Synanthedon pictipes

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Synanthedon pictipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Synanthedon
Species:
S. pictipes
Binomial name
Synanthedon pictipes
(Grote & Robinson, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aegeria pictipes Grote & Robinson, 1868
  • Aegeria inusitata Edwards, 1881

Synanthedon pictipes, the lesser peachtree borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from the eastern half of Canada and the United States westward to Minnesota in the north and eastern Texas in the south.

Larva
Damage

The wingspan is 18–25 mm.[2]

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