Synanthedon stomoxiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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.

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)

References

  1. ↑ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ "A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Sesiidae of Turkey (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  4. ↑ Synanthedon at funet


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