Synanthedon andrenaeformis (Laspeyres, 1801)
orange-tailed clearwing
on Viburnum
England, Norfolk, Downham-Market, 12.vi.2023 © Rob Edmunds (to lure)
parasite
The larvae live in relatively short tunnels between the bark and the wood, both of thick branches and pencil-thin shoots. Pupation in the gallery, without a cocoon.
host plants
Adoxaceae, monophagous
Viburnum lantana, opulus.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
Larva and pupa are extensively described by Bąkowski.
references
Aistleitner (2004a), Bachelard (2014a), Bąkowski (2013b), Bartsch (1992a), Dahl & Radtke (2013a), Ebert (ed, 1997a), Kusdas & Reichl (eds, 1974a), Laštůvka & Laštůvka (2001a, 2014c), Predovnik (2018a), Sage (2005a), Sobczyk (2009a).