Synanthedon stomoxiformis

Synanthedon stomoxiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Synanthedon
Species: S. stomoxiformis
Binomial name
Synanthedon stomoxiformis
(Hübner, 1790)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx stomoxiformis Hübner, 1790
  • Sphinx stomoxyformis Hübner, 1806
  • Sphinx culiciformis Scopoli, 1763 (nec Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Sesia amasina Staudinger, 1856

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.

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