Synanthedon scoliaeformis

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Synanthedon scoliaeformis
Welsch Clearwing (Synanthedon scoliaeformis) (9120406262).jpg
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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. Females have an orange tail, while males are darker brown. Both have two narrow yellow rings on their abdomen. Adults are on wing in June and July and fly during the day. [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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