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Scientific Name: Melittia gloriosa
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Common Name: Glorious Squash Vine Borer
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Family: Sesiidae
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Description: A female Glorious Squash Vine Borer on a Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) that had been covered with Marah macrocarpa (Man-Root or Wild Cucumber – some of the tendrils are visible). Marah is one of the host plants of this species - one of the common names is Manroot Borer - and the moth was likely ovipositing on the Marah.
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Notes:
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Location: Bernard Field Station
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BFS Area: Western CSS
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Photo Type: Animal--Insect
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Photographer: Nancy Hamlett
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Date Taken: 2014-08-17
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Upload Date: 2017-09-03 22:18:17
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