Zenodoxus

Grote & Robinson, 1868

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Zenodoxus is a of clearwing moths in the Sesiidae, established by Grote & Robinson in 1868. The genus contains seven described distributed in North America, including the United States and Mexico. As members of Sesiidae, likely exhibit -mimicking with partially transparent wings due to reduced scaling. Larval is poorly documented, though related genera often develop in plant roots or stems.

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How to pronounce Zenodoxus: /zeˈnɔdɔksʊs/

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Distribution

North America; recorded from the United States and Mexico. -level distributions: Z. canescens and Z. heucherae described from Colorado (1881); Z. maculipes from eastern North America (1868); Z. mexicanus from Mexico (1897); Z. palmii from New Mexico/Arizona region (1891); Z. rubens and Z. sidalceae described from California (1946).

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