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Hornet Moth

Sesia apiformis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 472, February 349, March 547, April 860, May 1,240, June 1,352, July 1,447, August 1,244, September 914, October 682, November 373, December 291.
United States9,846
Alaska9,770
Germany232
Russia189
France153
Austria102
Finland88
Sweden66
Poland66
Spain64

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyClearwing Moths · Sesiidae
GenusSesia

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