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Large Red-belted Clearwing
Scientific Name:
Synanthedon culiciformis
Synonyms:
None in common usage.
Wingspan:
23-29 mm
Log Book Number:
381
Authority:
Linnaeus, 1758
Confusion Species:
Synanthedon myopaeformis, Synanthedon formicaeformis
Scientific Kingdom:
Animalia
Scientific Phylum:
Arthropoda
Scientific Class:
Insecta
Scientific Subclass:
Pterygota
Scientific Infraclass:
Neoptera
Scientific Superorder:
Endopterygota
Scientific Order:
Lepidoptera
Scientific Suborder:
Ditrysia
Scientific Superfamily:
Sesioidea
Scientific Family:
Sesiidae
Scientific Subfamily:
Paranthreninae
Scientific Genus:
Synanthedon
Patterns:
Speckled
Colours:
Silver