Synanthedon conopiformis

Synanthedon conopiformis, Dale's oak clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in almost all of Europe, except the north.^[2]

Synanthedon conopiformis
Synanthedon conopiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Synanthedon
Species:	S. conopiformis
Binomial name
Synanthedon conopiformis (Esper, 1782)[1]
Synonyms
Sphinx conopiformis Esper, 1782 Sphinx syrphiformis Hübner, 1796 Sesia nomadaeformis Laspeyres 1801 (nec Hübner, [1806]) Synanthedon conopiformis var. lucasi Dalla Torre & Strand, 1925 Synanthedon conopiformis ab. lucasi Le Cerf, 1922

The wingspan is 16–19 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Quercus robur, Quercus petraea and Quercus rubra.^[3] They bore into the stem of their host plant.^[4]