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 (‡*).

See also

• List of moths of Great Britain (overview)
  • Family lists: Hepialidae, Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Limacodidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Saturniidae, Endromidae, Drepanidae, Thyatiridae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae, Ctenuchidae, Nolidae, Noctuidae and Micromoths

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.