Synanthedon vespiformis

Synanthedon vespiformis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Synanthedon
Species:	S. vespiformis
Binomial name
*Synanthedon vespiformis* (Linnaeus, 1761)^[1]
Synonyms
Sphinx vespiformis Linnaeus, 1761 Sphinx asiliformis Rottemburg, 1775 (nec Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Sphinx oestriformis Rottemburg, 1775 Sphinx cynipiformis Esper, 1783 Sphinx chrysorrhoea Donovan, 1795 Synanthedon vespiformis var. hadjina Le Cerf, 1920 Synanthedon vespiformis var. polycincta Dalla Torre & Strand, 1925 Synanthedon vespiformis f. quadriannulata Schnaider, 1942 Synanthedon vespiformis f. rufimarginata Schnaider, 1942 Trochilium vespiformis ab. rufimarginata Spuler, 1910 Synanthedon vespiformis ab. polycincta Le Cerf, 1922

The yellow-legged clearwing (Synanthedon vespiformis) is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The moth flies from April to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on oak, but also species from the genera Populus, Aesculus and Salix.

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