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Sesia apiformis (Hornet Moth)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The hornet moth or hornet clearwing (Sesia apiformis) is a large bulky moth. Adults resemble a large hornet - the wingspan is 33–48 mm., the abdomen has yellow banding. After emergence, most of the wing scales are lost revealing the transparent wing membrane.
View Wikipedia Record: Sesia apiformis

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Affluents brabançons de la Senne (Braine-l'Alleud; Braine-le-Château; Ittre; Tubize) 1749 Belgium  
Breckland 18652 England, United Kingdom
Essex Estuaries 114016 England, United Kingdom
Fenland 1529 England, United Kingdom
North Pennine Moors 254789 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Populus balsamifera (balsam poplar)[1]
Populus nigra (Lombardy poplar)[1]
Populus tremula (European aspen)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0