An annotated checklist of clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) in British Columbia and Yukon Territory

Authors

  • Tyler D. Nelson Summerland Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
  • Kristoferson Cu Summerland Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada; Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
  • Joel F. Gibson Entomology Collection, Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  • Karen M. Needham Spencer Entomological Collection, Beaty Biodiversity Museum, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Esme John Pacific Forestry Centre, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  • Gary J. R. Judd Summerland Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
  • Chandra E. Moffat Summerland Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada; Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Abstract

The clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) are infrequently documented wood-boring insects. Some species achieve pest status in managed ecosystems across North America, threatening agricultural and forestry sectors. The invasive apple clearwing moth, Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen), is one such pest species; its larvae damage domesticated apple (Malus spp.) (Rosaceae) trees in the southern reaches of British Columbia, Canada. Future management of this pest with classical biological control requires an understanding of ‘non-target’ sesiid distribution. To that end, we have produced an annotated checklist of species distribution and host-plant records in British Columbia and Yukon Territory, Canada. We report a total of 22 sesiid species in these two jurisdictions, based on more than 2000 records from entomological museums, online community science databases, and the primary literature. This annotated checklist will be used to inform the biological control programme of S. myopaeformis but will also be a valuable resource for understanding sesiid diversity in western Canada.

Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia, 2023, volume 120

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2023-12-30

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Vol. 120 (2023): Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia

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