52.007 BF0381 – Large Red-belted Clearwing – Sesiidae – Synanthedon culiciformis
Large Red-belted Clearwing – Sesiidae – Sessiinae – Synanthedon culiciformis – colour code •
STATUS – A resident species that is uncommon and under recorded. Favours heathland and woodland where Birch (Betula) occurs
ID POINTERS – The moth is fairly straight forward to identify – An orange-red band around the abdomen and an orange-red suffusion at the base of the forewings
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing May – June
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