Ichneumenoptera chrysophanes, the clearwing persimmon borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from Cairns in Queensland to Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Ichneumenoptera |
| Species: | I. chrysophanes
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The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm for males and 7–10 mm for females.
The larvae bore in the inner bark of Alphitonia excelsa, the injured bark of Eucalyptus species, in branches of Ficus species, stems of Wisteria species and in woody galls on branches of Exocarpos cupressiformis. They are considered a pest on Diospyros kaki, of which they feed on the bark.
References
edit- ^ "Ichneumenoptera chrysophanes (Meyrick, 1886)". bie.ala.org.au. Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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- Australian Faunal Directory
- Australian Insects Archived 2012-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Classification of the Superfamily Sesioidea (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
- New records and a revised checklist of the Australian clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)
- Moths of Australia