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Superfamily: Sesioidea
Family: Sesiidae
Genus:
Found this flying around milkweed in a swampy area. About half an inch long.
Moth about 32mm length. Clear wing. Exceptional flyer. Hovers like a humming ...
At first glance, I thought this was some kind of monster bee...I was pleasantly ...
bright orange or red hind-leg scales, looks and moves like a bee or wasp.
The adult borer resembles a wasp. It is about 1/2 inch long with an orange ...
Orange and black. Flies around garden like a bee, pollinating flowers. About ...
A serious pest of Squash and related plants. Doesn't bode well for this garden
A diurnal moth. It is a pest that attacks wild and cultivated varieties of ...
Females typically lay their eggs at the base of squash plants. The caterpillars ...
On my acorn squash, about 1" or slightly less in length. Looks like a oddly ...
Was about the length of a quarter did not at all seem concerned that I was ...
Orange and black flying insect. Wings are black and clear. Back set of legs are ...
Moth spotted on Cucurbita argyrosperma (ayote in Costa Rica, cushaw pumpkin ...
Robust dark grey body, with reddish-orange legs, and abdomen. Easily confused ...
It is a small moth that has shimmery black wings and a orange abdomen and legs.
Black with a dark blue reflection to the wings. Front wing pair shorter than ...
Orange and black with distinct spots. Hairy legs and wings had a little shine ...
The squash vine borer (Melittia cucurbitae) ...
butterflies, Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius) and other skippers, Squash Vine ...