Orange-tailed Clearwing

    Synanthedon andrenaeformis

    SesiidaeABH 52.01 B&F 378

    Pheromone lures have considerably increased our knowledge of this moth, and it appears to have a scattered distribution across much of the county, perhaps especially in the Poldens and Mendips.

    Adult Verification Grade: 1

    Orange-tailed Clearwing (Synanthedon andrenaeformis) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Orange-tailed Clearwing (Synanthedon andrenaeformis) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Orange-tailed Clearwing (Synanthedon andrenaeformis) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies