Species Details

ABH: 52.009

BF: 377

Family: Sesiidae

Subfamily: Sesiinae

Taxon: Synanthedon flaviventris

Authority: (Staudinger, 1883)

Vernacular: Sallow Clearwing

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in damp woodland and heathland in central southern and south-eastern England; adults appear only in even years Day-flying. The early stages may be sought during the winter months, but synthetic pheromone lures are used to attract males nowadays, and this has led to a marked increase in records of the species in recent years. Larva feeds within stems of Sallow, over-wintering twice.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 17 — 20 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 24 Jun (2022) — 24 Jul (2024)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Salix sp. (a sallow).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/synanthedon-flaviventris/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 41

Individuals: 12

Earliest Year: 1930

Latest Year: 2024

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