Clearwing moth on senecio confusus in Cuba

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duliticola Longfield, Kent, United Kingdom(Zone 8b) Nov 21, 2003

Can anyone identify the moth please?

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ButterflyGardnr Orlando, FL(Zone 9b) Nov 26, 2003

It looks like it might be in the family Sesiidae, which is a family of moths that mimics wasps and the common name is clearwing moths. It's not the two moths pictured in my ID book, so I don't know exactly what it is.

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duliticola Longfield, Kent, United Kingdom(Zone 8b) Nov 26, 2003

Thanks anyway ButterflyGardnr, most of my books are for European species.

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poppysue Westbrook, ME(Zone 5a) Nov 26, 2003

Beautiful picture! It looks like the scarlet bodied wasp moth http://www.wmnh.com/wmiab02.htm This same one was posted on the photo forum a couple of weeks ago.

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duliticola Longfield, Kent, United Kingdom(Zone 8b) Nov 26, 2003

Well spotted poppysue, I think you have hit the nail on the head! The wing veining is right and so is the coloration and I guess what slight differences there are in the amount of hair on the thorax etc. are due to normal variations and life experiences.
Great, thanks a lot
David

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