Paranthrene robiniae

Paranthrene • Sesiidae • Lepidoptera • Insects (plant pests) • pests-diseases-weeds

Paranthrene robiniae larva in Populus deltoides branch (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): James Solomon, USDA Forest Service
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Paranthrene robiniae (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): James Solomon, USDA Forest Service
Source: IPM Images

Paranthrene robiniae (Edwards, 1880) - (western poplar clearwing)

This clearwing moth is a pest of poplar, birch and willow trees in western North America. It breeds in the trunks and large branches, causing swellings, cankers and deformations. Damage has been reported from nurseries and trees may be killed due to repeated attacks. The life cycle usually extends over 2 years and the adults have a wingspan of 2½-3½ cm with males being smaller.

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Publications covering Paranthrene robiniae

Journal of Economic Entomology (2006) 99, 771-779
John J. Brown, Neal T. Kittelson, Eugene R. Hannon and Douglas B. Walsh (2006)
An endemic population of western poplar clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) invades a monoculture of hybrid poplar

Environmental Entomology (1996) 25, 109-113
Richard S. Cowles, Jocelyn G. Millar, Edward J. Perry, J. Steven McElfresh and Nancy Garrison (1996)
Identification of the sex pheromone of the western poplar clearwing moth (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)