peach tree borer
moth
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The peach tree borer is a blue-black clearwing moth, scientifically known as Synanthedon exitiosa. The female of this species has an orange band on its abdomen. Its larva bores into the wood of stone fruit trees, particularly the peach. A similar insect, the lesser peach tree borer (Synanthedon pictipes), also has larvae that bore into stone-fruit trees. The term "peach borer" can refer to the peach tree borer or the larva of a large beetle (Dicerca divaricata) that bores into peach, cherry, and maple trees.123
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