Moths of Southeastern Arizona:

Sesiidae ( Clear-wing Moths )

Melittia gloriosa

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(list VERY preliminary and still in progress)

Last updated: 8 April 2007

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Sesiidae [47 Species listed, 12 figured]

Much thanks to Tom Eichlin for a complete revision of this section.

References:

1. Eichlin and Duckworth (1988), Fascicle 5.1 of The Moths of American North of Mexico [Contains figures of all listed species of Sesiidae]
2. Eichlin, 1989. Western Hemisphere clearwing moths of the subfamily Paranthreninae. Entomography 6: 159-212.
3. Eichlin, 1998. Western Hemisphere clearwing moths of the tribe Osminiini. Holarctic Lepidoptera 5: 23-33.

Figure of unidentified SE Arizona Sesiidae (live, not pinned)

Subfamily Tinthiinae

1. Sophona greenfieldi Eichlin 1986
2. Sophona snellingi Eichlin 1986
3. Zenodoxus canescens [ MONA 2514 ]
   Foodplants: (root feeder)
   1. Mallow ( Sida leprosa: MALVACEAE)
4. Zenodoxus mexicanus [ MONA 2517 ]
5. Zenodoxus palmii [ MONA 2518 ]
   Foodplants:
   1. Mallow ( Pseudabutilon lozanii: MALVACEAE)
   2. Mallow ( Sphaeralcea sp.: MALVACEAE)
6. Zenodoxus rubens [ MONA 2519 ]

Subfamily Paranthreninae

1. Paranthrene dollii [ MONA 2523 ]
   Foodplants: (wood borers)
   1. Populars ( Populus)
   2. Willows ( Salix)
2. Paranthrene fenestrata [ MONA 2525 ]
3. Paranthrene robiniae [ MONA 2526 ]
   Foodplants: (wood borers)
   1. Populars ( Populus)
   2. Willows ( Salix)
4. Vitaceae cupressi [ MONA 2529 ]
5. Euhagena emphytiformis [ MONA 2534 ]

Subfamily Sesiinae

Tribe Melittiini

1. ! Melittia calabaza [ MONA 2537 ]
   Foodplants: (vine/stem borers)
   1. various Cucurbita species
2. Melittia snowii [ MONA 2538 ]
   Foodplants:
   1. Cucurbita foetidissima
3. !! Melittia grandis [ MONA 2539 ]
   live specimen of form hermosa
   Foodplants:
   1. Cucurbita foetidissima
4. !! Melittia gloriosa [ MONA 2540 ]
   Foodplants:
   1. various Cucurbita species

Tribe Sesiini

1. Sesia tibialis [ MONA 2543 ]
   Foodplants:
   1. Populars ( Populus)
   2. Willows ( Salix)

Tribe Osminiini

1. Calasesia coccinea [ MONA 2544 ]
2. Osminia ruficornis [ MONA 2545 ]
3. Osminia donahueorum [ MONA 2545.1 ]
   Foodplants:
   1. adults strongly associated with Cracca edwardsi (legume)
4. Osminia bicornicolis
   A widespread mexican species with a single US record: Santa Cruz Co., Sycamore Canyon, vicinity Ruby, 09/10/1991, collected by J. Brock (A female aerial netted).

Tribe Synanthedonini

1. Synanthedon rileyana [ MONA 2552 ]
   Foodplants:
   1. Solanum carolinense
2. Synanthedon arizonensis [ MONA 2574 ]
3. Synanthedon bibionipennis [ MONA 2576 ]
   Foodplants: (root/stem borer)
   1. various Rosaceae
4. Synanthedon polygoni [ MONA 2581 ]
   photo of live specimen
   Foodplants:
   1. Eriogonum
5. Western Peachtree Borer (Synanthedon exitionsa) [ MONA 2583 ]
   Foodplants:
   1. Prunus species
6. Palmia praecedens [ MONA 2587 ]
7. Carmenta apache [ MONA 2593 ]
8. Carmenta arizonae [ MONA 2594 ]
9. Carmenta auritincta [ MONA 2595 ]
10. Carmenta engelhardti [ MONA 2598]
11. Carmenta giliae [ MONA 2599 ]
12. Carmenta ithacae [ MONA 2600 ]
    Foodplants:
    1. Helenium autumnale(ASTERACEAE)
    2. Heliopsis helianthoides (ASTERACEAE)
13. Carmenta mariona [ MONA 2601 ]
14. Carmenta mimuli [ MONA 2602 ]
    Foodplants:
    1. Chamaesaracha coronopus(SOLANACEAE)
15. Carmenta pallene [ MONA 2605 ]
16. Mistletoe borer (Carmenta phoradendri) [ MONA 2606 ]
    Foodplants:
    1. Mistletoe Phoradendron flavescens(LORANTHACEAE)
17. Carmenta prosopis [ MONA 2607 ]
    Foodplants: reared from galls on
    1. Mesquite
    2. Mimosa biuncifera
18. Carmenta querci [ MONA 2609 ]
    Foodplants: reared from galls on
    1. Arizona Oak (Quercus arizonica)
    2. Quercus oblongifolia
19. Carmenta rubricincta [ MONA 2610 ]
20. Carmenta subaerea [ MONA 2611 ]
21. Mistletoe stem borer (Carmenta tecta) [ MONA 2613 ]
    Foodplants:
    1. Mistletoe Phoradendron orbiculatum(LORANTHACEAE)
22. Carmenta tildeni Eichlin 1995
    Described and figured: Eichlin 1995, J. Lep Soc. 49: 114-118.
23. Carmenta verecunda [ MONA 2615 ]
    Foodplants:
    1. Lithospermum ruderale(BORAGINACEAE)
24. Carmenta wellerae [ MONA 2617 ]
25. Carmenta wielgusi
26. Penstemonia edwardsii [ MONA 2620 ]
    Foodplants:
    1. Penstemon species
27. Penstemonia pappi
28. Alcathoe pepsioides [ MONA 2624 ]
    Foodplants:
    1. Clematis ligusticifolia
29. Hymenoclea palmii [ MONA 2626 ]
    Foodplants:
    1. Hymenoclea monogyra