Synanthedon scoliaeformis

Synanthedon scoliaeformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Synanthedon
Species:
S. scoliaeformis
Binomial name
Synanthedon scoliaeformis
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]

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

  • Synanthedon scoliaeformis scoliaeformis
  • Synanthedon scoliaeformis japonica Špatenka & Arita, 1992

References

  1. ^ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ UKmoths
  4. ^ Synanthedon at funet
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