Synanthedon scoliaeformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sesiidae
Genus:
Synanthedon
Species:
S. scoliaeformis
Binomial name
Synanthedon scoliaeformis
(Borkhausen, 1789)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx scoliaeformis Borkhausen, 1789
  • Sesia scoliiformis Staudinger, 1856
  • Sesia thynniformis Laspeyres, 1801
  • Sesia emphytiformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 (nec Walker, 1856)
  • Sesia deserta Staudinger, 1887
  • Synanthedon danieli Capuse, 1973
  • Synanthedon scoliaeformis f. aurea Pühringer, 1998
  • Synanthedon scoliaeformis f. aura Pühringer, 1998

The Welsh Clearwing (Synanthedon scoliaeformis) is a moth of the Sesiidae family. 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.

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]

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

Subspecies

References

  1. ^ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ UKmoths
  4. ^ Synanthedon rubiana, a new species to the European fauna (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)
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