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The
family
Sesiidae has 15 representatives in
Great Britain , one of which is of uncertain status:
Lunar hornet moth
Red-belted clearwing
Paranthrene tabaniformis , dusky clearwing — south (presumed
extinct )
Synanthedon tipuliformis , currant clearwing — throughout
England , local
Wales ,
Scotland &
Isle of Man (Nationally Scarce B)
Synanthedon vespiformis , yellow-legged clearwing — south, central (Nationally Scarce B)
Synanthedon spheciformis , white-barred clearwing — south, central (not south-west) (Nationally Scarce B)
Synanthedon scoliaeformis , Welsh clearwing — Wales & Scotland (Red Data Book)
Synanthedon flaviventris , sallow clearwing — south (Nationally Scarce B)
Synanthedon andrenaeformis , orange-tailed clearwing — south (Nationally Scarce B)
Synanthedon myopaeformis , red-belted clearwing — south (Nationally Scarce B)
Synanthedon formicaeformis , red-tipped clearwing — England,
Glamorgan ,
Dumfries and Galloway (Nationally Scarce B)
Synanthedon culiciformis , large red-belted clearwing — throughout (Nationally Scarce B)
Bembecia ichneumoniformis , six-belted clearwing — south, central (Nationally Scarce B)
Synansphecia muscaeformis , thrift clearwing — south-west, north-east (Nationally Scarce B)
Pyropteron chrysidiformis , fiery clearwing — south-east (Red Data Book) ‡
Species listed in the 2007
UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP)
[1] are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).
See also
List of moths of Great Britain (overview)
Family lists:
Hepialidae ,
Cossidae ,
Zygaenidae ,
Limacodidae , Sesiidae ,
Lasiocampidae ,
Saturniidae ,
Endromidae ,
Drepanidae ,
Thyatiridae ,
Geometridae ,
Sphingidae ,
Notodontidae ,
Thaumetopoeidae ,
Lymantriidae ,
Arctiidae ,
Ctenuchidae ,
Nolidae ,
Noctuidae and
Micromoths
References
^ Butterfly Conservation, 2007. The UK Biodiversity Action Plan – Moths . Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, UK. 4p.
Waring, Paul, Martin Townsend and Richard Lewington (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland . British Wildlife Publishing, Hook, UK.
ISBN
0-9531399-1-3 .