Ash-feeder

Guides

  • Albuna fraxini

    Virginia Creeper Clearwing

    Albuna fraxini, commonly known as the Virginia Creeper Clearwing, is a clearwing moth in the family Sesiidae. The species is native to the northern United States and southern Canada. Adults are active during summer months and are notable for their wasp-mimicking appearance. The larvae develop within the stems of woody host plants including Virginia creeper and various ash species.

  • Copivaleria

    Copivaleria is a monotypic moth genus in the family Noctuidae, erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883. It contains a single species, Copivaleria grotei (Grote's sallow), described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1874. The genus is currently considered a synonym of Psaphida by the Global Lepidoptera Names Index.

  • Sphinx libocedrus

    Incense Cedar Sphinx

    Sphinx libocedrus, the incense cedar sphinx, is a hawkmoth in the family Sphingidae first described by Henry Edwards in 1881. The species occurs from western Texas through New Mexico and Arizona to southern California, extending south into Mexico including Sonora and Baja California Sur. Larvae feed on specific host plants in the olive family (Oleaceae), including New Mexican forestiera, Forestiera angustifolia, and Goodding's ash.