Sesiidae : Sesiinae
White-barred Clearwing
SYNANTHEDON spheciformis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
White-barred Clearwing
SYNANTHEDON spheciformis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Kind permission - © Tim Norriss
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 26 - 31mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Bulgaria,Canary Isles,Channel Isles,Greece,Ireland and most Mediterranean Islands : to Siberia - Kamtschatka
UK Distribution: Recorded widely in S & C England northwards to Yorkshire : N & S Wales - recorded
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Heathland : Woodland Edges : Sides of streams
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The life cycle of this moth is two years,possibly three and is best found in April on suitable habitats by checking the base of mature living stumps for small piles of frass although the moth is normally searched for with the use of today's modern pheromones.
This large species is similar to the Welsh Clearwing but has black anal tuft as opposed to yellow, a single yellowish abdominal band and lacks the inward facing mark on the reniform stigmata.The moth has a whitish band towards the tip of the antennae.
Searching for this moth with is best carried out in the middle of the day using the TIP pheromone lure.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Bulgaria,Canary Isles,Channel Isles,Greece,Ireland and most Mediterranean Islands : to Siberia - Kamtschatka
UK Distribution: Recorded widely in S & C England northwards to Yorkshire : N & S Wales - recorded
UK Conservation Status -
- Nationally Scarce B (Nb - BAP : 1997) = 31 - 100 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Sphinx spheciformis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Sphinx oestriformis Rottemburg,1775
- Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Habitat: Heathland : Woodland Edges : Sides of streams
Similar Species -
- Welsh Clearwing - Synanthedon scoliaeformis - (Borkhausen, 1789)
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The life cycle of this moth is two years,possibly three and is best found in April on suitable habitats by checking the base of mature living stumps for small piles of frass although the moth is normally searched for with the use of today's modern pheromones.
This large species is similar to the Welsh Clearwing but has black anal tuft as opposed to yellow, a single yellowish abdominal band and lacks the inward facing mark on the reniform stigmata.The moth has a whitish band towards the tip of the antennae.
Searching for this moth with is best carried out in the middle of the day using the TIP pheromone lure.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Betulaceae - The Birch Family
- Alnus glutinosa - Alder - Elder
- Alnus incana - Grey Alder
- Alnus viridis - Green Alder
- Betula pendula - Silver Birch
- Betula pubescens - Downy Birch
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Cossoidea Sesiidae Sesiinae SYNANTHEDON Hübner,[1819] Synanthedon spheciformis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - Sphinx oestriformis Rottemburg,1775 - SPHINX spheciformis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) = Sphinx sphegiformis Fabricius, 1787 = Sphinx ichneumoniformis Borkhausen, 1789 = Sphinx ichneumoniformis Borkhausen, 1789 = Trochilium sphaeciformis Westwood & Humphrey, 1843 = Sesia sphegiformis Fabricius, 1787 - Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend : Title Page : p.306 - n.10 - Germany, Frankfurt am Main |