Synanthedon andrenaeformis, the orange-tailed clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from most of Europe. It is also present in the Near East.

Synanthedon andrenaeformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Synanthedon
Species:	S. andrenaeformis
Binomial name
Synanthedon andrenaeformis (Laspeyres, 1801)[1]
Synonyms
Sesia andrenaeformis Laspeyres, 1801 Trochilium andraeniformis (Westwood, 1841) Sesia andreniformis (Staudinger, 1861) Sphinx anthraciniformis (Esper, 1800) Trochilium allantiformis (Newman, 1832) Synanthedon monedulaeformis Vorbrodt, 1914 Synanthedon perigordensis Garrevoet & Vanholder, 1996 Sphinx anthraciformis (Esper, 1800) Sesia oxibeliformis (Boisduval, 1840) (nomen nudum) Sesia andrenaeformis v. monedulaeformis (Boisduval, 1840) (nomen nudum)

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing between May and June in western Europe.

The larvae feed on Viburnum lantana and Viburnum opulus. They bore the stem of their host plant. The larvae live for two years or more.

Subspecies

• Synanthedon andrenaeformis andrenaeformis (Laspeyres, 1801)
• Synanthedon andrenaeformis tenuicingulata Špatenka, 1997 (Turkey, Armenia)[2]

References

External links

• Fauna Europaea
• UKmoths

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