''Synanthedon acerrubri'', commonly known as the red maple borer or the maple clearwing moth, is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

of clearwing borer moth.

Description

Range

''Synanthedon acerrubri'' is found in the Eastern half of the United States and Canada.

Habitat

Ecology

''Synanthedon acerrubri'' bore into several species of maple tree, especially red maples and sugar maples. They can cause significant damage to maple trees.

Etymology

Taxonomy

References

Sesiidae Moths described in 1925 {{Sesiidae-stub