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Synanthedon stomoxiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Fennoscandia, Estonia and Latvia)[2] and the Middle East.

Synanthedon stomoxiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Synanthedon
Species:	S. stomoxiformis
Binomial name
Synanthedon stomoxiformis (Hübner, 1790)[1]
Synonyms
Sphinx stomoxiformis Hübner, 1790 Sphinx stomoxyformis Hübner, 1806 Sphinx culiciformis Scopoli, 1763 (nec Linnaeus, 1758) Sesia amasina Staudinger, 1856

The wingspan is 22–31 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.

The larvae feed on the roots of Frangula alnus and Rhamnus cathartica.,[3] although there are also records for Mespilus germanica, Juglans regia and Prunus and Quercus species.[4] In springtime, the larva constructs a very characteristic exit tube from the root to ground level.

Subspecies

• Synanthedon stomoxiformis stomoxiformis (Europe, the Caucasus)
• Synanthedon stomoxiformis riefenstahli Špatenka, 1997 (Spain)
• Synanthedon stomoxiformis amasina (Staudinger, 1856) (Asia Minor, Caucasus, northern Iran)
• Synanthedon stomoxiformis levantina de Freina & Lingenhöle, 2000 (the Levant)

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