What
Carmenta laurelaeObserver
taftwDescription
Associated with cypress thickets. Note: the tufted hind legs are a good ID characteristic.
What
Carmenta subaereaObserver
taftwDescription
Forewing Length 5 mm. Collected by Patrick Sullivan and Robert Behrstock on 7-2-10. Photo by Charles Melton of Hereford, AZ.
What
Mistletoe Stem Borer (Carmenta tecta)Observer
taftwDescription
Across from moline vista camp ground using a pheromone trap.
What
Synanthedon pyriObserver
taftwDescription
A female from the national museum taken by John Brown.
What
Synanthedon pyriObserver
taftwDescription
Caught in a pheromone trap using the grape root borer lure over a 2 week period. These moths look like large dogwood borers
Observer
taftwDescription
Collected in July 1988 using pheromones (graperoot borer)by Dr. George Balogh.
Observer
taftwDescription
This species is rarely collected collected so museum specimens are uncommon. This is a willow feeder that flies only in late summer.
Photos / Sounds
What
Synanthedon helenisObserver
taftwDescription
Dorsal view -note fan tail and red dismal spot
What
Carmenta suffusataObserver
taftwDescription
This moth is rarely collected or found in museum collections.
What
Poplar Borer Moth (Paranthrene dollii)Observer
taftwDescription
The specimens were attracted to ZZOH/EZOH pheromone lure.
What
Northern Willow Clearwing Moth (Synanthedon bolteri)Observer
taftwDescription
Large numbers of Synanthedon bolteri were collected along the Rock River in Mackinac County in August of 2004. This uncommon species was collected using the grape root borer pheromone. Details were reported in the Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society Volume 59, number 4, pages 235-236 by William Taft called "Synanthedon bolteri (Sesiidae) in Michigan". Photograph by Ronald Priest of the Michigan State University museum.
What
Alcathoe verrugoObserver
taftwDescription
7 miles east Morro Bay along Route 41, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA. Collected by Kelly Richers.
What
Palmia praecedensObserver
taftwDescription
This species flys in the Arizona mountains among the live oaks in early spring. It comes to pheromone traps and is very uncommon in insect museums. This specimen was collected by William Taft and Ned Schaper. The lemon yellow abdomen is a key characteristic.
What
Poplar Borer Moth (Paranthrene dollii)Observer
taftwDescription
This is a color form of P. dollii.
What
Synanthedon pyriObserver
taftwDescription
This species is much less common than once thought.
What
Carmenta prosopisObserver
taftwDescription
This is the first documented capture of a adult specimen using a pheromone trap.
What
Carmenta ogalalaObserver
taftwDescription
Collected in a pheromone trap by Chuck Harp. This is one of the least known species in the US.
What
Sophona greenfieldiObserver
taftwDescription
This rarely encountered sesiid is associated with desert hackberry along dry washes.
What
Carmenta rubricinctaObserver
taftwDescription
One of the least collected clearwing moths in the US.
What
Sesia spartaniObserver
taftwDate
Missing DateDescription
Paratype of this species from Michigan State University A.J.Cook Museum.