Synanthedon andrenaeformis, the orange-tailed clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from most of Europe. It is also present in the Near East.[3] The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing between May and June in western Europe.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Synanthedon |
| Species: | S. andrenaeformis
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The larvae feed on wayfaring tree (Viburnum lantana) and guelder tree (Viburnum opulus), boring into the stem. The larvae live for two years or more.
Subspecies
edit- Synanthedon andrenaeformis andrenaeformis (Laspeyres, 1801)
- Synanthedon andrenaeformis tenuicingulata Špatenka, 1997 (Turkey, Armenia)[4]
References
edit- ^ "Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World". Sesiidae - Clear wing moths - Glasflügler. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
- ^ "Orange-tailed Clearwing". butterfly-conservation.org. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Sesiidae of Turkey (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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