Synanthedon scoliaeformis

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Synanthedon scoliaeformis
Welsch Clearwing (Synanthedon scoliaeformis) (9120406262).jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Synanthedon
Species:
S. scoliaeformis
Binomial name
Synanthedon scoliaeformis
(Borkhausen, 1789) [1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx scoliaeformisBorkhausen, 1789
  • Sesia scoliiformisStaudinger, 1856
  • Sesia thynniformisLaspeyres, 1801
  • Sesia emphytiformisHerrich-Schäffer, 1846 (nec Walker, 1856)
  • Sesia desertaStaudinger, 1887
  • Synanthedon danieliCapuse, 1973
  • Synanthedon scoliaeformis f. aureaPühringer, 1998
  • Synanthedon scoliaeformis f. auraPühringer, 1998

Synanthedon scoliaeformis, the Welsh clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from almost all of Europe (except the Netherlands, Portugal and the western part of the Balkan Peninsula), [2] east through Russia to Japan.

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The wingspan is 30–36 mm. [3]

Figs. 2 larvae after last moult 2a, 2b pieces of birch bark burrowed by the larva Buckler W The larvae of the British butterflies and moths PlateXXVIII.jpg
Figs. 2 larvae after last moult 2a, 2b pieces of birch bark burrowed by the larva

The larvae feed on Betula pubescens and Betula pendula . [4] They bore into mature trees and feed on the bark within.

Subspecies

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