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Species Account for Synanthedon formicaeformis

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Synanthedon formicaeformis  (Esper, 1782) 52.008
Red-tipped Clearwing
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Sesiidae

Synanthedon formicaeformis Red-tipped Clearwing Copyright: Graham Ekins

 
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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data

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Verification Grade: Adult:
Adult: Distinctive


Essex RDB: Listed

Records: 96
First Record: 1984
Latest Record: 2023

1992-on hectads: 23
Pre-1992 hectads: 1
Total hectads: 23

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Synanthedon formicaeformis is local in southern England north to Dumfrieshire, and also noted in south Wales. It occurs in gravel pits, fenland and marshy areas, the larva feeding in the stems and branches of Salix viminalis and occasionally other species of Salix. References

Species text last edited on Tue Mar 20th 2007 by user 3

Habitats

Broad Habitat Data (based on 45 records with habitat information)

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Structural Habitat Data (based on 3 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 96 records with habitat detail and method information)

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