A Virginia Creeper Clearwing Moth in Worcester Co., Massachusetts (7/29/2011).
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Larvae are root borers of Virginia Creeper.
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A Virginia Creeper Clearwing Moth in Worcester Co., Massachusetts (7/29/2011).
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| Virginia creeper clearwing | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Albuna |
| Species: | A. fraxini
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| Albuna fraxini (Edwards, 1881)[1]
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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]
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.
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Wikispecies has information related to Albuna fraxini.
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- ^ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ "Virginia Creeper Clearwing Moth – Albuna fraxini Family Sesiidae (Clearwing Moths)". North American Insects and Spiders. Retrieved 10 July 2020.