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Sesiidae 55a0175 – 2624   Alcathoe pepsioides Engelhardt, 1925

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Description/ Field Marks: Flies in summer. Forewing color is variable ranging from all orange to all black; a single hyaline area at the base of the hindwing. (Engelhardt 1946) Similar Species: Alcathoe autumnalis Engelhardt, 1946 flies in the fall; "three hyaline areas at the base of the hindwing. (Engelhardt 1946). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pepsioides Engelhardt, 1925 (Alcathoe) - MONA 1983: 2624 atra Engelhardt, 1925 (Alcathoe) ferrugata Engelhardt, 1946 (Alcathoe)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Engelhardt, G.P., 1925. Studies of North American Aegeriidae (Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, 20: 157-158. Engelhardt, G.P., 1946. The North American clear-wing moths of the family Aegeridae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 190: 103-105. Species Page at BugGuide.Net U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♀ (genitalia)

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