Life on a Quarter Acre

This is the third species of clearwing moth (Sesiidae) that I have seen in the yard. I was surprised to see it nectaring on a parsnipflower buckwheat (Eriogonum heracleoides) in the front garden on 21 June 2024. What an absolutely beautiful creature!

Links: Biodiversity of the Central Coast (BC); Butterflies and Moths of North America

Albuna pyramidalis
(Fireweed Clearwing Moth)

21 Jun 2024
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On Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat) flowers

Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)

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