Large willow glass-winged bird
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Great willow glass-winged wing ( Sesia bembeciformis ) |
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The great willow glass-winged butterfly ( Sesia bembeciformis ) is a butterfly from the glass-winged family (Sesiidae).
features
The Large Willow clearwings recalls his warning coloration and his behavior at Hornets - potential predators avoid him by. The species is therefore also known as the hornet hawk . Such an adaptation is also called mimicry . The adults are around 32 to 42 millimeters tall.
The species from the hornet glass winged ( Sesia apiformis ) can hardly be distinguished by laypeople . However, this has yellow color areas on the "shoulders" directly above the wing approaches, the large willow glass winged wing is dark at this point except for the yellow neck ring.
The moths appear in July and are then found resting on the trunks of the forage plants. These include goat willow ( Salix caprea ) and Salix cinerea ( Salix cinerea ). The eggs are laid on the bark. The larvae then drill into the wood and eat there.
Synonyms
- Aegeria montelli Lofquist, 1922
- Sphinx crabroniformis Lewin, 1797
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Sesia bembeciformis (Hübner 1806). Fauna Europaea, Version 1.3, April 19, 2007 , accessed December 24, 2007 .
literature
- Günter Ebert: The Butterflies of Baden-Württemberg Volume 5, Moths III (Sesiidae, Arctiidae, Noctuidae). Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-8001-3481-0
