Cissuvora ampelopsis

Engelhardt, 1946

A North American clearwing moth in the Sesiidae, described by Engelhardt in 1946. The larva was formally described by MacKay based on a prepupal specimen associated with a positively identified , correcting a previous misidentification in earlier literature. The belongs to a small of clearwing moths that typically mimic or in appearance.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Cissuvora ampelopsis: //sɪs.suːˈvɔː.rə ˌæm.pəˈlɒp.sɪs//

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Identification

likely exhibit typical sesiid characteristics: -mimicking appearance with narrow wings, reduced scaling creating transparent areas, and banded coloration. The larva can be distinguished from similar by its morphological features as described in MacKay's revision, though specific diagnostic characters for field identification are not detailed in available sources.

Distribution

Nearctic region. Distribution records from GBIF indicate presence in the Nearctic, though specific geographic range details beyond this broad region are not documented in available sources.

Life Cycle

Development includes larval instars culminating in a prepupal stage. The described specimen was a prepupal larva, indicating complete with documented larval but without specific details on or timing.

Similar Taxa

  • Synanthedon phoradendriFormerly placed in the Carmenta group as [Carmenta] phoradendri, this was reassigned to Synanthedon based on larval characters; historically confused with Cissuvora ampelopsis in larval collections.
  • Unidentified genus and speciesA larva previously referred to as 'probably Cissuvora ampelopsis' in MacKay (1968) was determined to be an unidentified , highlighting past taxonomic confusion with C. ampelopsis.

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