Synanthedon culiciformis

Taxobox
name = Synanthedon culiciformis


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Sesiidae
genus = "Synanthedon"
species = "S. culiciformis"
binomial = "Synanthedon culiciformis"
binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1758
synonyms =The Large Red-belted Clearwing "(Synanthedon culiciformis)" is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone and the Nearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is 23-27 mm. The length of the forewings is 12-14 mm. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various decideous trees, especially Birch but also Alder.

External links

* [http://www.vlindernet.nl/vlindersoort.php?vlinderid=34 Vlindernet]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Sesiidae/Sculiciformis.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium nl]
* [http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1387 Large Red-belted Clearwing at UKmoths]