Synanthedon vespiformis

Yellow-legged clearwing
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Synanthedon
Species:	S. vespiformis
Binomial name
	Synanthedon vespiformis; (Linnaeus, 1761)[1]
Synonyms
	Sphinx vespiformis Linnaeus, 1761; Sphinx asiliformis Rottemburg, 1775 (nec Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775); Sphinx oestriformis Rottemburg, 1775; Sphinx cynipiformis Esper, 1783; Sphinx chrysorrhoea Donovan, 1795; Synanthedon vespiformis var. hadjina Le Cerf, 1920; Synanthedon vespiformis var. polycincta Dalla Torre & Strand, 1925; Synanthedon vespiformis f. quadriannulata Schnaider, 1942; Synanthedon vespiformis f. rufimarginata Schnaider, 1942; Trochilium vespiformis ab. rufimarginata Spuler, 1910; Synanthedon vespiformis ab. polycincta Le Cerf, 1922;

Synanthedon vespiformis, the yellow-legged clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The moth flies from April to September depending on the location.

Figs. 5 larvae after last moult 5a, 5b pieces of oak (Quercus) bark ravaged by the larva

The larvae feed on oak, but also species from the genera Populus, Aesculus and Salix.

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