Family:
Sesiidae
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| 370 |
Hornet
Moth |
Sesia
apiformis |
Wingspan
33-48mm |
0 |
© Peter Clarke |
| Status: |
Nationally
Scarce B recorded SE England, East Anglia and Midlands |
| Habitat: |
Parks,
golf courses, fens, farmland and trees in open spaces |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Live
wood of Poplar and Aspen |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva and at least twice as fully grown cocoon during 2nd
or 3rd winter. Pupates under bark of food plant |
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| Flight
Period |
|
| 373 |
Currant
Clearwing |
Synanthedon
tipuliformis |
Wingspan
17-20mm |
0 |
© Peter
Tilley |
| Status: |
Nationally
Scarce B, resident over most of Britain |
| Habitat: |
Fruit
fields, gardens and allotments |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Black
or Red Currant, sometimes Gooseberry |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva in stems of food plant |
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| Flight
Period |
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