Synanthedon acerni, the maple callus borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Eastern Canada and much of the Eastern United States.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Synanthedon |
| Species: | S. acerni
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| Binomial name | |
| Synanthedon acerni Clemens, 1860
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The wingspan is 18–25 mm. The moths are on the wing from June to July, but in the United States from April on.
The larvae feed on Acer species.
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