Synanthedon mesiaeformis

Synanthedon mesiaeformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in France, Spain, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, most of the Balkan Peninsula, Finland, Russia and Asia Minor.[2] The species prefers solitary trees on meadows, in parks and along streams.

Synanthedon mesiaeformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Synanthedon
Species:
S. mesiaeformis
Binomial name
Synanthedon mesiaeformis
Synonyms
  • Sesia mesiaeformis Herrich-Schaffer, 1846
  • Sesia mesiiformis Staudinger, 1856
  • Setia masariformis Meigen, 1830 (nec Ochsenheimer, 1808)

The wingspan is 19–31 mm. Adults are on wing from the second half of May to the end of July.[3]

The larvae feed on Alnus glutinosa.[4]

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