A female (filiform antennae) Raspberry Crown Borer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/18/2014).
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Steve Scholnick
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A Raspberry Crown Borer Moth - a wasp-mimic moth - in Howard Co., Maryland (9/28/2013).
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Bonnie Ott
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A male (pectinate antennae) Raspberry Crown Borer in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/28/2007). Determined by Marius Aurelian/BugGuide.
Raspberry Crown Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/1/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Female Raspberry Crown Borer Moths in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/4/2023).
Raspberry Crown Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/1/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Raspberry Crown Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/15/2024). (c) rauvbbj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A pair of Raspberry Crown Borer Moths in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/10/2017). Determined by William H. Taft and John and Jane Balaban via BugGuide.
Raspberry Crown Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/22/2023). (c) Lisa Mayo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Raspberry Crown Borer Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (9/25/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Raspberry Crown Borers in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/21/2013). Note that the male in the foreground has feathered antennae.
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Hugh Vandervoort
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A Raspberry Crown Borer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/5/2013).
Photo by
Raeven Davis
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A female (filiform antennae) Raspberry Crown Borer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/18/2014).
Media by
Steve Scholnick.
A Raspberry Crown Borer Moth - a wasp-mimic moth - in Howard Co., Maryland (9/28/2013).
Media by
Bonnie Ott.
A male (pectinate antennae) Raspberry Crown Borer in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/28/2007). Determined by Marius Aurelian/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
Raspberry Crown Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/1/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.
Female Raspberry Crown Borer Moths in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/4/2023).
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Andrew Hazen.
Raspberry Crown Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/1/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.
Raspberry Crown Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/15/2024). (c) rauvbbj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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rauvbbj via iNaturalist.
A pair of Raspberry Crown Borer Moths in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/10/2017). Determined by William H. Taft and John and Jane Balaban via BugGuide.
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Pauline Horn.
Raspberry Crown Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/22/2023). (c) Lisa Mayo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Lisa Mayo via iNaturalist.
Raspberry Crown Borer Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (9/25/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Tom Feild.
Raspberry Crown Borers in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/21/2013). Note that the male in the foreground has feathered antennae.
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Hugh Vandervoort.
A Raspberry Crown Borer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/5/2013).
Media by
Raeven Davis.
Source: Wikipedia
| Pennisetia marginata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Pennisetia |
| Species: | P. marginata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pennisetia marginata (Harris, 1839)
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| Synonyms | |
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Pennisetia marginata, the raspberry crown borer or blackberry clearwing borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. The species was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839. It is widespread in the United States, mainly in the east and along the Pacific Coast, ranging north into the southern parts of Canada. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.
The wingspan is 20–35 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September and are active during the day.
The larvae feed on Rubus species. They bore in the rootstock and root crowns of their host plant.
The complete life cycle requires two years in most cases, although some complete in a single year.
External links
[edit]- Anweiler, G. G. (November 4, 2004). "Species Details Pennisetia marginata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- Thomas, A. W. (June 19, 2013). "Species Pennisetia marginata - Raspberry Crown Borer - Hodges#2513". BugGuide. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
