Orange-tailed Clearwing (Synanthedon andrenaeformis, (Laspeyres, 1801))

General Information
This species has a distinctive orange tail fan.

Male comes to pheromone lures but otherwise adults are rarely seen.

Pheromone attractants: ves.

Moth activity times: all day peak around 11am.

Overwinters as a larva, twice.
Overwinters as Overwinters as a larva.
Flies during the day

Forewing length: 9-11mm.
Foodplant(s): Wayfaring Tree (Viburnum lantana), Guelder-rose (Viburnum opulus)
Flying: One generation, May-July
UK Presence: Resident
National status: Nationally Scarce B

Habitat

Chalk downland, limestone grassland and woodland edges.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in MyPlace.

52.010 (BF0378) Orange-tailed Clearwing Synanthedon andrenaeformis, (Laspeyres, 1801)

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