{{Short description|Species of moth}} {{Speciesbox | image = Paranthrene_simulans.jpg | image_caption = | taxon = Paranthrene simulans | authority = (Grote, 1881)<ref>[http://members.mywave.at/m204259aa/Checklst.htm Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326114209/http://members.mywave.at/m204259aa/Checklst.htm |date=2012-03-26 }}</ref> | synonyms ={{Specieslist |Sciapteron simulans|Grote, 1881 |Trochilium simulans| |Fatua palmii|(Edwards, 1887) |Trochilium luggeri|(Edwards, 1891) }} }}

'''''Paranthrene simulans''''', the '''red oak clearwing borer''', '''hornet clearwing''' or '''oak clearwing borer''', is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Minnesota, Missouri and Mississippi.<ref>[http://bugguide.net/node/view/15986 Bug Guide]</ref> thumb|left|200px|Damage

The wingspan is 27–40&nbsp;mm. Adults emerge during June and July.

The larvae feed on chestnuts and oaks (including red and white oaks). They have a two-year life cycle.<ref>[http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/foresthealth/pubs/oakpests/p17.html Oak Pests]</ref>

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Category:Sesiidae Category:Moths described in 1881 Category:Taxa named by Augustus Radcliffe Grote

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