''Paranthrene simulans'', the red oak clearwing borer, hornet clearwing or oak clearwing borer, is a
moth of the family
Sesiidae. It is found in eastern
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
, from
Nova Scotia to
Florida, west to
Minnesota,
Missouri and
Mississippi.
The
wingspan is 27–40 mm. Adults emerge during June and July.
The larvae feed on chestnuts and oaks (including red and white oaks). They have a two-year life cycle.
Oak Pests
/ref>
References
Sesiidae
Moths described in 1881
{{Sesiidae-stub