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Species Account for Synanthedon formicaeformis

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Synanthedon formicaeformis (Esper, 1782) 52.008
Red-tipped Clearwing
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Sesiidae

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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data

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Verification Grade: Adult:
Adult: Distinctive

Essex RDB: Listed

Records: 98

First Record: 1984

Latest Record: 2024

1992-on hectads: 24

Pre-1992 hectads: 1

Total hectads: 24

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Synanthedon formicaeformis is local in southern England north to Dumfrieshire, and also noted in south Wales. It occurs in gravel pits, fenland and marshy areas, the larva feeding in the stems and branches of Salix viminalis and occasionally other species of Salix. References

Species text last edited on Tue Mar 20th 2007 by user 3