52.013 BF0373 – Currant Clearwing – Sesiidae – Synanthedon tipuliformis
Currant Clearwing – Sesiidae – Sesiinae – Synanthedon tipuliformis – colour code •
STATUS – Last recorded – June 2022 Hathersage – A resident species but extremely local and where it occurs it seems to be common. Found on black and red currants.
ID POINTERS – A virtually all black Clearwing apart from several thin pale yellow bands around the abdomen
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing May – July
IMAGES – Kindly provided by Emily Louise Milnes – Sandiacre – 2nd June 2002