Description ²

Paranthrene robiniae, the western poplar clearwing, is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found from sea level to near the timber line from Alaska southward along the Pacific Coast to southern California and throughout the Rocky Mountains into the desert southwest and as far east as Kansas and North Dakota.

Paranthrene robiniae was observed in Glacier National Park during the pollinator bioblitz conducted from July 26 - 30, 2023.

Sources and Credits

1. Bob Chinn, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), uploaded by Bob Chinn
2. Adapted by Bob Chinn from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranthrene_robiniae

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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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