Synanthedon myopaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789)
red-belted clearwing
mainly on woody Rosaceae
England, Norfolk, Downham-Market, 10.vi.2023 © Rob Edmunds (to lure)
at another angle
parasite
The larvae make galleries below the bark, preferably in cankerous or galled branches or branches that have been wounded mechanically. Pupation in the gallery, in a cocoon.
host plants
Rosaceae, Maloideae,, narrowly oligophagous
Crataegus monogyna; Cydonia oblonga; Eriobotrya japonica; Malus domestica; Pyrus communis; Sorbus aria, aucuparia, mougeotii.
But according to some authors also Hippophaë rhamnoides.
phenology
The larva generally lives for two years.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
Larva and pupa are extensively described by Bąkowski.
notes
Mainly in old, neglected, apple trees.
references
Aistleitner (2004a), Bachelard (2014a), Bąkowski (2013b), Bąkowski, Celadyn, Hołowiński & Zajda (2011a), Bartsch (1992a), Bartsch & Pühringer (2005a), Bella, Bartsch & Laštůvka (2017a), Buhr (1964b), Ebert (ed., 1997a), Kusdas & Reichl (eds, 1974a), Laštůvka & Laštůvka (2001a), Mifsud, Farrugia & Sammut (2003a), Predovnik (2018a), Sage (2005a).