Description ²

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.

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

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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/Synanthedon_pictipes

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