Bug FAQSynanthedon fulvipes
Synanthedon fulvipes · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Sesiidae
Synanthedon fulvipes is a moth. All available sources only confirm that it belongs to the moth group.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Synanthedon fulvipes is a species of moth.
Source: Wikipedia
Is it a pest in the house?
Synanthedon fulvipes is a species of moth.
Source: Wikipedia
Can it bite, sting or make you sick?
Synanthedon fulvipes is a species of moth.
Source: Wikipedia
How to get rid of it
Synanthedon fulvipes is a species of moth.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Synanthedon fulvipes is a species of moth.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Synanthedon fulvipes is a species of moth.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Synanthedon fulvipes is a species of moth.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Synanthedon fulvipes is a species of moth.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Synanthedon fulvipes is a species of moth.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 10 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Vermont, Connecticut, Minnesota, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synanthedon_fulvipes
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