Synanthedon scoliaeformis

Synanthedon scoliaeformis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Synanthedon
Species:	S. scoliaeformis
Binomial name
	Synanthedon scoliaeformis; (Borkhausen, 1789)
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;

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.

The wingspan is 30–36 mm.^[3]

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

Subspecies

Synanthedon scoliaeformis scoliaeformis
Synanthedon scoliaeformis japonica Špatenka & Arita, 1992

References

External links

Lepiforum.de

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[1] Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] UKmoths

[4] Synanthedon at funet

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