Synanthedon loranthi

Synanthedon loranthi
female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Synanthedon
Species:
S. loranthi
Binomial name
Synanthedon loranthi
(Kralicek, 1966)
Synonyms
  • Aegeria loranthi Kralicek, 1966
  • Aegeria cryptica Králícek & Povolný, 1977

Synanthedon loranthi is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, the Netherlands, Portugal, the Baltic region and Ukraine) and Asia Minor.

The wingspan is 20–22 mm.

The larvae feed on Viscum album, Viscum album abietis, Viscum album austriacum, Viscum laxum and Loranthus europaeus.

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