Synanthedon vespiformis

Yellow-legged clearwing
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Synanthedon
Species:	S. vespiformis
Binomial name
Synanthedon vespiformis (Linnaeus, 1761)
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

Synanthedon vespiformis, the yellow-legged clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm. The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The moth flies from April to September depending on the location.

File:Buckler W The larvæ of the British butterflies and moths PlateXXVII.jpg

Figs. 5 larvae after last moult 5a, 5b pieces of oak (Quercus) bark ravaged by the larva

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

External links

• Yellow-legged clearwing at UKmoths