Synanthedon loranthi

Synanthedon loranthi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Synanthedon
Species: S. loranthi
Binomial name
Synanthedon loranthi
(Kralicek, 1966)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aegeria loranthi Kralicek, 1966
  • Aegeria cryptica Králícek & Povolný, 1977

Synanthedon loranthi is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, the Netherlands, Portugal, the Baltic region and Ukraine)[2] and Asia Minor.

The wingspan is 20–22 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Viscum album, Viscum album abietis, Viscum album austriacum, Viscum laxum and Loranthus europaeus.[4]

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