52.007 BF0381 - Large Red-belted Clearwing - Sesiidae - Synanthedon culiciformis

52.007 BF0381 - Sesiidae - Synanthedon culiciformis - Large Red-belted Clearwing

Adult Macro: CAT 3 - Difficult to identify/Very rare/Scarce species (includes very scarce adventives/immigrants)/County-level first records - images or specimen may be required -

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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant - Day-flying

Taxonomy: Macro >> Sesiidae

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: The moth is fairly straight forward to identify – An orange-red band around the abdomen and an orange-red suffusion at the base of the forewings.

Distribution: (First record: 1959 at Beeley Moor ) - (Last record: 1983 / 1984 at Spring Wood, Brierley Wood ) - A resident species that is uncommon and under recorded. Favours heathland and woodland where Birch (Betula) occurs

Flight Period: May / June / - On the wing May – June.

Photographed: No - Photographed By: Not Recorded

Forewing: 12-14mm

Food Plant: Downy Birch and Silver Birch – males are attracted to pheromone lures

Last Recorded Year: 1983 / 1984

Last Recorded By: Not Recorded

Last Recorded General Area: Spring Wood, Brierley Wood

First Recorded Year: 1959

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