Synanthedon codeti

Synanthedon codeti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Synanthedon
Species: S. codeti
Binomial name
Synanthedon codeti
(Oberthür, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sesia codeti Oberthür, 1881
  • Sesia puigi Oberthür, 1881
  • Synanthedon inversa Le Cerf, 1916
  • Synanthedon kabylaria Le Cerf, 1916
  • Synanthedon codeti var. maroccana Le Cerf, 1920
  • Synanthedon codeti var. almohades Le Cerf, 1920
  • Synanthedon ferdinandi Rungs, 1972
  • Synanthedon codeti ab. atavus Le Cerf, 1920

Synanthedon codeti is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal and on Sardinia.[2] It is also found in North Africa, from Morocco to Algeria and Tunisia.

The wingspan is 18–20 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus, Castanea sativa, Juglans regia, Corylus avellana, Fagus sylvatica, Platanus orientalis, Malus, Prunus, Carya pecan and Carya olivaeformis.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ lepidoptera.pl
  4. ↑ Synanthedon at funet


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