Red-tipped Clearwing
Synanthedon formicaeformis
Synanthedon formicaeformis, the red-tipped clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae and can be found in all of Europe, the eastern Palearctic realm, and the Near East. The larvae sometimes form pear-shaped galls on willows. It was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1783.
- Scientific name
- Synanthedon formicaeformis
- Family
- Sesiidae