List of moths of Great Britain (Sesiidae)

The family Sesiidae has 15 representatives in Great Britain, one of which is of uncertain status:

Subfamily Sesiinae

Lunar Hornet Moth

• Sesia apiformis Hornet Moth — east, south (Nationally Scarce B)
• Sesia bembeciformis Lunar Hornet Moth — throughout

Subfamily Paranthreninae

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 (‡*).

References

1. 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.