Synanthedon formicaeformis (Esper 1783) (Family Sesiidae)

Forewing Length: 9-11mm;
Wingspan: 17-19mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? August - May ? May - August
(Earliest: 10.6)

Biotopes:
Wet Forest

Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous Wood Borer)

Salix
Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Synanthedon formicaeformis
Synanthedon formicaeformis
Lepiforum: Synanthedon formicaeformis
Plant Parasites of Europe: Synanthedon formicaeformis


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