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Carmenta chrysophanes

Synonyms: Aegeria caieta; Aegeria panyasis; Conopia melanocera; Paranthrenella chrysophanes; Sesia chrysophanes

Wikipedia Abstract

Ichneumenoptera chrysophanes, the clearwing persimmon borer, is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found from Cairns in Queensland to Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm for males and 7–10 mm for females. Adults are brown with large transparent areas on each wing. The body is sparsely covered in yellow hairs, and there is a large tuft of dark brown hairs on the tip of the abdomen.
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Prey / Diet

Alphitonia excelsa (Red Ash)[1]
Ochroma pyramidale (balsa)[1]
Theobroma cacao (cacao)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0