Sesia tibialis

Sesia tibialis
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Sesia
Species:	S. tibialis
Binomial name
	Sesia tibialis; (Harris, 1839)
Synonyms
	Trochilium tibialis Harris, 1839; Melittia flavitibia Walker, 1856 (unnecessary replacement name); Trochilium pacificum Edwards, 1881; Trochilium californicum Neumoegen, 1891; Trochilium minimum Neumoegen, 1891; Aegeria tibialis var. dyari Cockerell, 1908; Aegeria tibialis var. anonyma Strand, 1925; Aegeria tibialis var. melanoformis Engelhardt, 1946;

Sesia tibialis, the American hornet moth, poplar clearwing borer or cottonwood crown borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from North America, including British Columbia, Colorado, Utah, Michigan, Montana, Washington, California and Arizona.^[2]

Adults resemble hornets.^[3]

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