Sesiidae
55a0056.5n –
2520.5 Tyrictaca hyalina
(Kallies & Arita, 2001)
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| Taxonomic: Notes |
Tyrictaca hyalina (Kallies & Arita, 2001): Asian species first reported by Handfield & Handfield (2026), based on a specimen reared from a Ficus microcarpa bonsai in QC. The live bonsai trade is identified as the primary introduction pathway into Europe (B?kowski et al., 2021). Additional iNaturalist photo records exist from NB and AB. Not known to be established in North America; included for identification and guidance only. |
| Synonymy: |
hyalina (Kallies & Arita, 2001) (Ceratocorema) (interception); TL: Vietnam, Ninh Binh Prov., Gia Vien, Cuc Phuong Natl. Park. |
| Distribution: |
Canada: QC, NB, AB (all records refer to intercepts). |
| Host Plants: |
Ficus microcarpa. (see references) |
| Similar : Species |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- B?kowski, M., Gruszka, A. & Larysz, A., 2021. Tyrictaca hyalina (Kallies & Arita, 2001) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Tinthiini) - a description of pupa and the introduction into Europe on an infested Ficus microcarpa. Zootaxa, 4981(2): 234-240.
- Handfield, L. & D. Handfield, 2026. A new sesiid record for North America from Southeast Asia (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Tinthiinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 19(1-2): 88.
- Kallies, A. & Y. Arita, 2001. The Tinthiinae of North Vietnam (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan, 52(3): 191. (abstract and PDF)
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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