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List of moths of Great Britain (Sesiidae)
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The family
Sesiidae
has 15 representatives in Great Britain
, one of which is of uncertain status:
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Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan
(BAP) are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Sesiidae
Sesiidae
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are family of the Lepidoptera in which the wings partially have hardly any of the normal lepidopteran scales, leaving them transparent. The bodies are generally striped with yellow, red or white, sometimes very brightly, and they have simple antennae...
has 15 representatives in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, one of which is of uncertain status:
Subfamily Sesiinae
- Sesia apiformis Hornet Moth — east, south (Nationally Scarce B)
- Sesia bembeciformisSesia bembeciformisThe Lunar Hornet Moth is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 32-42 mm. The length of the forewings is 15-19 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location....
Lunar Hornet Moth — throughout
Subfamily Paranthreninae
- Paranthrene tabaniformisParanthrene tabaniformisThe Dusky Clearwing is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone and the Nearctic ecozone.The wingspan is c.30 mm. The length of the forewings is c.14 mm...
Dusky Clearwing — south (presumed extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
) - Synanthedon tipuliformisSynanthedon tipuliformisSynanthedon tipuliformis, known as the Currant Clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is endemic to the Palearctic ecozone, but is an invasive species in the Nearctic ecozone and the Australasia ecozone.The wingspan is...
Currant Clearwing — throughout EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, local WalesWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
& Isle of ManIsle of ManThe Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
(Nationally Scarce B) - Synanthedon vespiformisSynanthedon vespiformisThe Yellow-legged Clearwing is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The moth flies from April to September depending on the location....
Yellow-legged Clearwing — south, central (Nationally Scarce B) - Synanthedon spheciformisSynanthedon spheciformisThe White-barred Clearwing is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Europe and Siberia.The wingspan is 26–31 mm. The length of the forewings is 12–14 mm. The moth flies from May to June depending on the location....
White-barred Clearwing — south, central (not south-west) (Nationally Scarce B) - Synanthedon scoliaeformis Welsh Clearwing — Wales & Scotland (Red Data Book)
- Synanthedon flaviventris Sallow Clearwing — south (Nationally Scarce B)
- Synanthedon andrenaeformisSynanthedon andrenaeformisThe Orange-tailed Clearwing is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from most of Europe. It is also present in the Near East.The wingspan is 18-22 mm. Adults are on wing between May and June in western Europe....
Orange-tailed Clearwing — south (Nationally Scarce B) - Synanthedon myopaeformisSynanthedon myopaeformisThe Red-belted Clearwing is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Europe, the Near East and North Africa.The wingspan is 18-26 mm. The length of the forewings is 9-11 mm...
Red-belted Clearwing — south (Nationally Scarce B) - Synanthedon formicaeformisSynanthedon formicaeformisThe Red-tipped Clearwing is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in all of Europe, the eastern Palearctic ecozone and the Near East.The wingspan is 17-19 mm. Adults have reddish patches at the tips of the forewings...
Red-tipped Clearwing — England, GlamorganGlamorganGlamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three...
, Dumfries and GallowayDumfries and GallowayDumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It was one of the nine administrative 'regions' of mainland Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government etc. Act 1973...
(Nationally Scarce B) - Synanthedon culiciformisSynanthedon culiciformisSynanthedon culiciformis, known as the Large Red-belted Clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone and the Nearctic ecozone.The wingspan is . The length of the forewings is...
Large Red-belted Clearwing — throughout (Nationally Scarce B) - Bembecia ichneumoniformisBembecia ichneumoniformisThe Six-belted Clearwing is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in most of Europe and Asia Minor, the Caucasus, northern Iran and the Near East....
Six-belted Clearwing — south, central (Nationally Scarce B) - Synansphecia muscaeformis Thrift Clearwing — south-west, north-east (Nationally Scarce B)
- Pyropteron chrysidiformisPyropteron chrysidiformisThe Fiery Clearwing is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in the Europe, more specifically in Spain, Portugal, Majorca, Southern England, Belgium, France, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy and Southern Germany....
Fiery Clearwing — south-east (Red Data Book) ‡
Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan
United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan
The United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan is the governmental response to the Convention on Biological Diversity signed in 1992. When the Biodiversity Action Plans were first published in 1994, the conservation of 391 species and 45 habitats was covered. 1,150 species and 65 habitats are...
(BAP) are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).