A Riley's Clearwing Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/8/2014).

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A Riley's Clearwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/7/2014).

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Riley's Clearwing Moth in Woodbridge, Virginia (9/1/2012).

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A Riley's Clearwing Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/29/2015). Determined by William R. Taft/BugGuide.

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Riley's Clearwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/31/2020). (c) akorman60, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 205575 - Psn: 45)

Riley's Clearwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/31/2020). (c) akorman60, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Riley's Clearwing Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (7/29/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 320302 - Psn: 45)

Riley's Clearwing Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (7/29/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Riley's Clearwing Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/14/2021). (c) Douglas Hooper, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 671168 - Psn: 52)

Riley's Clearwing Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/14/2021). (c) Douglas Hooper, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Riley's Clearwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Riley's Clearwing Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/31/2014). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 517820 - Psn: 66)

Riley's Clearwing Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/31/2014). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Riley's Clearwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/25/2019). (c) spyingnaturalist, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 193216 - Psn: 76)

Riley's Clearwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/25/2019). (c) spyingnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Riley's Clearwing Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/20/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 417279 - Psn: 76)

Riley's Clearwing Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/20/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Riley's Clearwing Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (8/1/2020). Determined by William H. Taft and Ken Wolgemuth via BugGuide.

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Riley's Clearwing Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/3/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 440735 - Psn: 90)

Riley's Clearwing Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/3/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Riley's Clearwing Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/3/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Riley's Clearwing Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/8/2014). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Riley's Clearwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/7/2014). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

Riley's Clearwing Moth in Woodbridge, Virginia (9/1/2012). Media by Judy Gallagher.

A Riley's Clearwing Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/29/2015). Determined by William R. Taft/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

Riley's Clearwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/31/2020). (c) akorman60, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by akorman60 via iNaturalist.

Riley's Clearwing Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (7/29/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Pamela Cowart-Rickman.

Riley's Clearwing Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/14/2021). (c) Douglas Hooper, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Douglas Hooper via iNaturalist.

A Riley's Clearwing Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Media by Kurt Schwarz.

Riley's Clearwing Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/31/2014). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

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Riley's Clearwing Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/20/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

A Riley's Clearwing Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (8/1/2020). Determined by William H. Taft and Ken Wolgemuth via BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Julie Simpson.

Riley's Clearwing Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/3/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Zachary Dankowicz via iNaturalist.

Source: Wikipedia

Synanthedon rileyana

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Synanthedon
Species:	S. rileyana
Binomial name
*Synanthedon rileyana* (Edwards, 1881)^[1]
Synonyms
Albuna rileyana Edwards, 1881 Aegeria brunneipennis Edwards, 1881 Aegeria hyperici Edwards, 1881 Carmenta austini Engelhardt, 1946

Synanthedon rileyana, the horsenettle borer or Riley's clearwing moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the United States, including Arkansas, Arizona, Missouri, Oklahoma, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

The wingspan is 20–23 mm (0.79–0.91 in). Adults are on wing from May to September. There are several generations per year.

The larvae feed on Solanum carolinense.^[2]

References

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^ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ Bug Guide

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Taxon identifiers
Synanthedon rileyana	Wikidata: Q2101506 BAMONA: Synanthedon-rileyana BOLD: 169743 BugGuide: 136367 CoL: 53TJQ EoL: 948597 GBIF: 1940546 iNaturalist: 367078 IRMNG: 10888831 LepIndex: 119032 MONA: 2552 NatureServe: 2.1042913 NCBI: 348702 Open Tree of Life: 157665

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Riley's Clearwing Moth

Synanthedon rileyana (Edwards, 1881)

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