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. Females have an orange tail, while males are darker brown. Both have two narrow yellow rings on their abdomen. Adults are on wing in June and July and fly during the day.[3]

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

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