Synanthedon scoliaeformis, the Welsh clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from almost all of Europe (except the Netherlands, Portugal and the western part of the Balkan Peninsula),[2] east through Russia to Japan.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Synanthedon |
| Species: | S. scoliaeformis
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| Synanthedon scoliaeformis (Borkhausen, 1789)[1]
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The larvae feed on Betula pubescens and Betula pendula.[4] They bore into mature trees and feed on the bark within.
Subspecies
edit- Synanthedon scoliaeformis scoliaeformis
- Synanthedon scoliaeformis japonica Špatenka & Arita, 1992
References
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