Synanthedon myopaeformis, Crete - photo © https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/297860499
Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789)
MOTH INFO
Synanthedon myopaeformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789)
Synonyms
Sphinx myopaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789)
Synanthedon typhiaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789)
Sphinx zonatus (Donovan, 1797)
Sesia mutillaeformis (Laspeyres, 1801)
Sesia myopiformis Staudinger, 1856)
Synanthedon cruentata (Mann, 1859)
Sesia elegans (Lederer, 1861)
Synanthedon flavoannellata (Popescu-Gorj & Draghia, 1967)
Synynthedon myopaeformis mesoreaca (Fischer & Lewandowski, 2003)
Common name
Red-belted Clearwing, Apple Clearwing Moth
Classification
Superfamily: Cossoidea > Family: Sesiidae > Subfamily: Sesiinae > Tribus: Synanthedonini > Genus: Synanthedon
Wingspan
14-25 mm
Habitat
Gardens and orchards.
Food plant
The larva is narrowly oligophagous on Rosaceae (Malus domestica, Pyrus communis, Crataegus monogyna, Cydonia oblonga). It bores into the bark of tree cankers or wounded branches, creating galleries beneath the surface. The larva typically has a two-year life cycle.
Flight period*
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
*based on a few observations on the island
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