Synanthedon scoliaeformis

Synanthedon scoliaeformis, the Welsh clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from almost all of Europe (except the Netherlands, Portugal and the western part of the Balkan Peninsula),^[2] east through Russia to Japan.

Synanthedon scoliaeformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Synanthedon
Species:	S. scoliaeformis
Binomial name
Synanthedon scoliaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789)[1]
Synonyms
Sphinx scoliaeformis Borkhausen, 1789 Sesia scoliiformis Staudinger, 1856 Sesia thynniformis Laspeyres, 1801 Sesia emphytiformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 (nec Walker, 1856) Sesia deserta Staudinger, 1887 Synanthedon danieli Capuse, 1973 Synanthedon scoliaeformis f. aurea Pühringer, 1998 Synanthedon scoliaeformis f. aura Pühringer, 1998

The wingspan is 30–36 mm.^[3]

Figs. 2 larvae after last moult 2a, 2b pieces of birch bark burrowed by the larva

The larvae feed on Betula pubescens and Betula pendula.^[4] They bore into mature trees and feed on the bark within.

Subspecies

• Synanthedon scoliaeformis scoliaeformis
• Synanthedon scoliaeformis japonica Špatenka & Arita, 1992