Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sesiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Synanthedon | |
Similar Synanthedon andrenaeformis, Synanthedon scoliaeformis, Synanthedon polaris, Synanthedon formicaeformis, Synanthedon culiciformis | ||
Synanthedon flaviventris, the sallow clearwing, is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Norway, the Netherlands, the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine) and Russia (southern Siberia, Baikal, Irkutsk, Chaborowsk, Ussuri).
The wingspan is 17–20 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July. The species has a two-year life cycle, with adults present mostly in even years.
The larvae feed on Salix aurita, Salix caprea, Salix repens, Salix cinerea, Salix alba, Salix fragilis, Salix daphnoides and Salix rosmarinifolia. They bore into the stem of their host plant, forming a distinctive gall.
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