Sesiidae

Hornet Clearwing ( Sesia apiformis ) mating.

The Clearwing ( Sesiidae ) are a family of butterflies (Lepidoptera ). Together with the two small families of Castniidae and Brachodidae they form the superfamily of Sesioidea.

  • 3.2.1 Tribus Sesiini
  • 3.2.2 Tribus Paranthrenini
  • 3.2.3 Tribus Synanthedonini
  • 4.1 Notes and references
  • 4.2 Literature

Features

The most striking features of predominantly diurnal moths are their mostly transparent wings, with usually only the wing veins and margins are scaly and its appearance which resembles Hymenoptera strong. This is because they have addition to the transparent wings a wasp or bee - like, usually yellow stripes coloring. This mimicry protects them from predators who think of the supposedly dangerous animals distance.

The caterpillars of the Clearwing are brightly colored and usually have a dark head and remember in their appearance on beetle larvae. They live and drill in the branches, stems or roots of plants. They often go through a long, multi-year larval stage, some species can cause damage to agriculture and forestry.

Dissemination

The Clearwing are located on all continents except Antarctica, most representatives of lies in the tropics. Of them, 1,406 species so far known, in the Palearctic 366 species occur ( Nearctic: 128 species, Neotropics: 270 species, Ethiopis: 257 species Orientalis: 431 species Australis: 15 species [ 2 and naturalized ] ). In Europe there are 110 species, some of them in several subspecies.

Taxonomy

In German-speaking countries (A, CH, D) 49 species of the family occur.

Subfamily Tinthiinae

Tribus Pennisetiini

  • Raspberry Clearwing ( Pennisetia hylaeiformis ) ( Laspeyres, 1801)

Subfamily Sesiinae

Tribus Sesiini

  • Hornet Clearwing ( Sesia apiformis ) ( Clerck, 1759)
  • Large willow Clearwing ( Sesia bembeciformis ) ( Hübner, 1806) D -CH -A
  • Aspen Clearwing ( Sesia melanocephala ) Dalman, 1816

Tribus Paranthrenini

  • Little Poplar Clearwing ( Paranthrene tabaniformis ) ( Rottemburg, 1775)
  • Oak branch Clearwing ( Paranthrene insolita ) Le Cerf, 1914

Tribus Synanthedonini

  • Fenugreek - Clearwing ( Bembecia ichneumoniformis ) ( Denis & Schiffer Müller, 1775)
  • Restharrow - Clearwing ( Bembecia albanensis ) ( Rebel, 1918)
  • Bembecia megillaeformis ( Hübner, 1813)
  • Bembecia scopigera ( Scopoli, 1763)
  • Bembecia uroceriformis ( Treitschke, 1834)
  • Dost Clearwing ( Chamaesphecia aerifrons ) (Zeller, 1847)
  • Chamaesphecia amygdaloidis Schleppnik, 1933
  • Chamaesphecia annellata (Zeller, 1847)
  • Chamaesphecia astatiformis ( Herrich -Schäffer, 1846)
  • Chamaesphecia bibioniformis ( Esper, 1800)
  • Chamaesphecia chalciformis ( Esper, 1804)
  • Chamaesphecia colpiformis (Staudinger, 1856)
  • Chamaesphecia crassicornis Bartel, 1912
  • Ziest - Clearwing ( Chamaesphecia dumonti ) (Le Cerf, 1922)
  • Cypress spurge Clearwing ( Chamaesphecia empiformis ) ( Esper, 1783)
  • Chamaesphecia euceraeformis ( Ochsenheimer, 1816)
  • Chamaesphecia hungarica ( Tomala, 1901)
  • Late summer milkweed Clearwing ( Chamaesphecia leucopsiformis ) ( Esper, 1800)
  • Chamaesphecia masariformis ( Ochsenheimer, 1808)
  • St. John's Clearwing ( Chamaesphecia nigrifrons ) (Le Cerf, 1911)
  • Chamaesphecia palustris Kautz, 1927
  • Donkey milkweed Clearwing ( Chamaesphecia tenthrediniformis ) ( Denis & Schiffer Müller, 1775)
  • Red sorrel - Clearwing ( Pyropteron chrysidiformis ) ( Esper, 1782 )
  • Rockrose - Clearwing ( Synansphecia affinis ) (Staudinger, 1856)
  • Synansphecia muscaeformis ( Esper, 1783)
  • Synansphecia triannuliformis ( Freyer, 1845)
  • Snowball Clearwing ( Synanthedon andrenaeformis ) ( Laspeyres, 1801)
  • Fir Clearwing ( Synanthedon cephiformis ) ( Ochsenheimer, 1808)
  • Old oaks - Clearwing ( Synanthedon conopiformis ) ( Esper, 1782 )
  • Little Birch Clearwing ( Synanthedon culiciformis ) (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Willow gall - Clearwing ( Synanthedon flaviventris ) (Staudinger, 1883)
  • Little Willow Clearwing ( Synanthedon formicaeformis ) ( Esper, 1783)
  • Mistletoe Clearwing ( Synanthedon loranthi ) ( Králíček, 1966)
  • Synanthedon melliniformis ( Laspeyres, 1801)
  • Apple Tree Clearwing ( Synanthedon myopaeformis ) ( Borkhausen, 1789)
  • Synanthedon polaris (Staudinger, 1877)
  • Large Birch Clearwing ( Synanthedon scoliaeformis ) ( Borkhausen, 1789)
  • Honeysuckle - Clearwing ( Synanthedon soffneri ) ( Špatenka, 1983)
  • Alder Clearwing ( Synanthedon spheciformis ) ( Denis & Schiffer Müller, 1775)
  • Winder Clearwing ( Synanthedon spuleri ) (Fuchs, 1908)
  • Faulbaum - Clearwing ( Synanthedon stomoxiformis ) ( Hübner, 1790)
  • Wasp Clearwing ( Synanthedon vespiformis ) (Linnaeus, 1761 )
  • Currant Clearwing ( Synanthedon tipuliformis ) ( Clerck, 1759)

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