Synanthedon stomoxiformis
| Synanthedon stomoxiformis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Synanthedon |
| Species: | S. stomoxiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Synanthedon stomoxiformis (Hübner, 1790)[1] | |
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Synanthedon stomoxiformis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Fennoscandia, Estonia and Latvia)[2] and the Middle East.
The wingspan is 22–31 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.[3]
The larvae feed on the roots of Frangula alnus and Rhamnus cathartica.,[4] although there are also records for Mespilus germanica, Juglans regia and Prunus and Quercus species.[5] In springtime, the larva constructs a very characteristic exit tube from the root to ground level.
Subspecies
- Synanthedon stomoxiformis stomoxiformis (Europe, the Caucasus)
- Synanthedon stomoxiformis riefenstahli Špatenka, 1997 (Spain)
- Synanthedon stomoxiformis amasina (Staudinger, 1856) (Asia Minor, Caucasus, northern Iran)
- Synanthedon stomoxiformis levantina de Freina & Lingenhöle, 2000 (the Levant)