List Of Moths Of Great Britain (Sesiidae)
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The family Sesiidae has 15 representatives in Great Britain, one of which is of uncertain status:


Subfamily

Sesiinae The Sesiinae are a subfamily of clearwing moths, identified by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1828.Boisduval, 1828; Eur. Lepid. Index Meth. 1: 29 References * * Sesiinaeat Fauna Europaea Fauna Europaea is a database of the scientific names and ...

Lunar hornet moth * ''
Sesia apiformis The hornet moth or hornet clearwing (''Sesia apiformis'') is a large moth native to Europe and the Middle East and has been introduced to North America. Its protective coloration is an example of Batesian mimicry, as its similarity to a hornet ...
'', hornet moth — east, south (Nationally Scarce B) * ''
Sesia bembeciformis ''Sesia bembeciformis'', the lunar hornet moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 32–42 mm. The length of the forewings is 15–19 mm. ''Sesia bembeciformis'' is hardly distinguishable from it ...
'', lunar hornet moth — throughout


Subfamily Paranthreninae

Red-belted clearwing * '' Paranthrene tabaniformis'', dusky clearwing — south (presumed
extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
) * ''
Synanthedon tipuliformis ''Synanthedon tipuliformis'', known as the currant clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is endemic to the Palearctic realm, but is an invasive species in the Nearctic realm and the Australasian realm. Description The wingspan is . The ...
'', currant clearwing — throughout England, local Wales, Scotland & Isle of Man (Nationally Scarce B) * '' Synanthedon vespiformis'', yellow-legged clearwing — south, central (Nationally Scarce B) * '' Synanthedon spheciformis'', white-barred clearwing — south, central (not south-west) (Nationally Scarce B) * '' Synanthedon scoliaeformis'', Welsh clearwing — Wales & Scotland (Red Data Book) * ''
Synanthedon flaviventris ''Synanthedon flaviventris'', the sallow clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. The larvae form pear-shaped galls on sallows (''Salix'' spp). Description The eggs are laid in the axils on slender shoots (<10 mm diameter) of sallows, ...
'', sallow clearwing — south (Nationally Scarce B) * ''
Synanthedon andrenaeformis ''Synanthedon andrenaeformis'', the orange-tailed clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from most of Europe. It is also present in the Near East. The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing between May and June in we ...
'', orange-tailed clearwing — south (Nationally Scarce B) * ''
Synanthedon myopaeformis ''Synanthedon myopaeformis'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae and the order '' Lepidoptera''. In Europe it is known as the red-belted clearwing and in North America as the apple clearwing moth. The larvae create galleries under the bark of fruit ...
'', red-belted clearwing — south (Nationally Scarce B) * '' Synanthedon formicaeformis'', red-tipped clearwing — England,
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(Nationally Scarce B) * '' Synanthedon culiciformis'', large red-belted clearwing — throughout (Nationally Scarce B) * ''
Bembecia ichneumoniformis ''Bembecia ichneumoniformis'', the six-belted clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. Distribution This species can be found in most of Europe and Asia Minor, the Caucasus, northern Iran and the Near East. Habitat ''Bembecia ichneumo ...
'', six-belted clearwing — south, central (Nationally Scarce B) * ''
Synansphecia muscaeformis ''Pyropteron muscaeforme'', the thrift clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from most of Europe. A small member of its genus, the wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one win ...
'', thrift clearwing — south-west, north-east (Nationally Scarce B) * '' Pyropteron chrysidiformis'', fiery clearwing — south-east (Red Data Book) ‡ Species listed in the 2007
UK Biodiversity Action Plan The United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan or (UK BAP) was the UK government's response to the Convention on Biological Diversity, opened for signature at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. The UK was the first country to produce a national Biodiversi ...
(BAP)Butterfly Conservation, 2007. ''The UK Biodiversity Action Plan – Moths''. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, UK. 4p. are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).


See also

* List of moths of Great Britain (overview) **Family lists: Hepialidae, Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Limacodidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Saturniidae,
Endromidae Endromidae is a family of moths. It was long considered to be a monotypic family, containing just one species, the Kentish glory, '' Endromis versicolora'', found throughout the Palaearctic regio The family now consists of several genera and abou ...
, Drepanidae, Thyatiridae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae,
Ctenuchidae The Ctenuchina are a subtribe of moths in the family Erebidae. Taxonomy The Ctenuchina were previously classified as the subfamily Ctenuchinae of the family Arctiidae. That subfamily contained three tribes: Ctenuchini, Euchromiini (wasp moths) ...
, Nolidae,
Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
and Micromoths


References

* Waring, Paul, Martin Townsend and Richard Lewington (2003) ''Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland''. British Wildlife Publishing, Hook, UK. {{ISBN, 0-9531399-1-3.
Moths Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
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Moths Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...