The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnal moth family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera.
The hornet moth or hornet clearwing is a large moth native to Europe and the Middle East and has been introduced to North America. Its protective coloration is an example of Batesian mimicry, as its similarity to a hornet makes it unappealing to predators. The hornet moth has been linked to the large dieback of poplar trees across Europe because its larvae bore into the trunk of the tree before re-emerging as adults.
Eusphecia melanocephala is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in central, eastern and northern Europe and parts of western Europe as well as Asia. The range extends from the Pyrenees, through southern France and central Europe into Asia. In the north, it can be found up to Fennoscandia and in the south down to the southern edge of the Alps and the northern Balkans.
Eusphecia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Synanthedon andrenaeformis, the orange-tailed clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from most of Europe. It is also present in the Near East.
Microsphecia brosiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from the Balkan Peninsula to the Crimea, southern Russia (Sarepta), Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.
Synanthedon stomoxiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in most of Europe and the Middle East.
Bembecia stiziformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found on Cyprus and from Turkey to Iran, Turkmenistan and Pakistan.
Bembecia scopigera, the six-belted clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from central Spain over most of south-western and central Europe, the Balkans, Greece, southern Russia and Ukraine to Turkey.
Pyropteron triannuliformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from most of Europe to the Near East and Central Asia.
Pyropteron cirgisum is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in scattered localities in Romania Ukraine, Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.
Chamaesphecia doryceraeformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Turkey, Iran and Transcaucasia.
Chamaesphecia anatolica is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Turkey, Greece, Serbia and Montenegro, Romania and Hungary.
Chamaesphecia alysoniformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found on the Balkan Peninsula, Cyprus and in Turkey.
Chamaesphecia annellata is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from Germany and Poland south to Greece and Turkey and east to southern Russia and the Caucasus.
Chamaesphecia chalciformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Italy, Austria, Slovakia, the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, the Middle East and northern Iran.
Chamaesphecia doleriformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, Russia and Turkey.
Chamaesphecia masariformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in south-eastern Europe, Turkey, northern Iran, the Middle East, the Caucasus, southern Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
Chamaesphecia nigrifrons is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in central and south-eastern France, Corsica, Luxembourg, South Belgium, south-western Germany, Austria, south-eastern Czech Republic, eastern Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, former Yugoslavia, Serbia, southern Republic of Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, northern Romania, northern Greece, southern Ukraine, Transcaucasia, north-western and southern Turkey and north-western Syria.
Paranthrene insolita is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in large parts of Europe, Turkey, Iraq, the Levant, Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
