Maple callus borer moth
Synanthedon acerni
The maple callus borer moth is a small moth from North America. It belongs to the clearwing moths, many of which look a lot like wasps. Its caterpillars live on maple trees.
Lives in
Eastern Canada and much of the eastern United States
Wingspan
1.8 to 2.5 cm (0.71 to 0.98 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It may look a bit like a wasp, but it cannot sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars feed on maple trees.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
🍚wings as wide as 4 grains of rice in a row⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 34 seconds
How big is Maple callus borer moth compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Maple callus borer moth about 11 km/h (6.8 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Its wings measure about 2 centimetres from tip to tip.
2
In Canada it flies in June and July, but in the United States it can be seen from April.
3
Clearwing moths pretend to be wasps, which helps keep hungry birds away.
you asked
Most asked questions about Maple callus borer moth
?Can the maple callus borer moth sting?
No. It is a moth and has no sting, even if it looks a bit like a wasp.
?What does the maple callus borer moth eat?
Its caterpillars feed on maple trees.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Synanthedon acerni
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Sesiidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Sesiidae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Maple callus borer
Where the facts come from
- Synanthedon acerni (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by James Solomon, USDA Forest Service, United States. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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