Synanthedon stomoxiformis explained

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)^[1] 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.,^[2] although there are also records for Mespilus germanica, Juglans regia and Prunus and Quercus species.^[3]

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)

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213939/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=440126 Fauna Europaea
2. Web site: A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Sesiidae of Turkey (Lepidoptera) . 2012-04-18 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214853/http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/issues/zoo-05-29-1/zoo-29-1-4-0402-1.pdf . dead .
3. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/sesioidea/sesiidae/sesiinae/synanthedon/index.html Synanthedon at funet