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Synanthedon scoliaeformis

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Wikipedia Abstract

Synanthedon scoliaeformis, the Welsh clearwing, is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found from almost all of Europe (except the Netherlands, Portugal and the western part of the Balkan Peninsula), east through Russia to Japan. The wingspan is 30–36 mm. Females have an orange tail, while males are darker brown. Both have two narrow yellow rings on their abdomen. Adults are on wing in June and July and fly during the day. The larvae feed on Betula verrucosa, Betula pubescens and Betula pendula. They bore into mature trees and feed on the bark within.
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Infraspecies

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Berwyn a Mynyddoedd de Clwyd/ Berwyn and South Clwyd Mountains 67265 Wales, United Kingdom
Black Wood of Rannoch 2720 Scotland, United Kingdom
Cadair Idris 9353 Wales, United Kingdom
Coedydd Derw a Safleoedd Ystlumod Meirion/ Meirionnydd Oakwoods and Bat Sites 6953 Wales, United Kingdom
River Moriston 481 Scotland, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Betula ermanii (Gold Birch)[1]
Betula pendula (European white birch)[1]
Betula pendula mandshurica (Asian white birch)[1]
Betula pubescens pubescens (downy birch)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

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
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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