- Ichneumenoptera chrysophanes
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Ichneumenoptera chrysophanes Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sesiidae Genus: Ichneumenoptera Species: I. chrysophanes Binomial name Ichneumenoptera chrysophanes
(Meyrick, 1886)Synonyms - Carmenta chrysophanes (Meyrick, 1886)
- Sesia chrysophanes Meyrick, 1886
- Aegeria panyasis Druce, 1899
- Aegeria caieta Druce, 1899
- Conopia melanocera Hampson, 1919
- Synanthedon chrysophanes
- Trochilium chrysophanes
- Conopia chrysophanes
The Clearwing Persimmon Borer (Ichneumenoptera chrysophanes) is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found from Cairns in Queensland to Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory.
The length of the forewings is 7-8 mm for males and 7-10 mm for females. Adults are brown with large transparent areas on each wing. The body is sparsely covered in yellow hairs, and there is a large tuft of dark brown hairs on the tip of the abdomen.
The larvae bore in the inner bark of Alphitonia excelsa, the injured bark of Eucalyptus species, in branches of Ficus species, stems of Wisteria species and in woody galls on branches of Exocarpos cupressiformis. They are considered a pest on Diospyros kaki, of which they feed on the bark.
External links
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Australian Insects
- Classification of the Superfamily Sesioidea (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia)
- New records and a revised checklist of the Australian clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)
- Moths of Australia
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