Synanthedon vespiformis, Crete - photo © Zacharias Angourakis
Synanthedon vespiformis
MOTH INFO
Synanthedon vespiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Synanthedon vespiformis (Linnaeus, 1761)
Sphinx vespiformis (Linnaeus, 1761)
Sphinx asiliformis (Rottemburg 1775)
Sphinx oestriformis (Rottemburg, 1775)
Sphinx cynipiformis (Esper, 1783)
Sphinx chrysorrhoea (Donovan, 1795)
Common name
Yellow-legged Clearwing
Classification
Superfamily: Cossoidea > Family: Sesiidae > Subfamily: Sesiinae > Tribus: Synanthedonini > Genus: Synanthedon
Wingspan
16-27 mm
Habitat
Parks, forest edges, stream banks, and river banks.
Food plant
The larva feeds mostly on Quercus species (Fagaceae), but also on Salicaceae (Salix, Populus), Rosaceae (Malus, Prunus), Cupressaceae (Juniperus communis).
The larva bores into the bark of tree cankers, at the interface of dead and living tissue.
Flight period
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