Thick-headed fly glass winged
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The Dickkopffly-Glasflügler (also: Großer Eichenhochwald-Glasflügler , Kleiner Eichen-Glasflügler ; Synanthedon conopiformis ) is a butterfly from the family of the Glasflügler (Sesiidae). The species is characterized by pronounced mimicry .
features
butterfly
The moths have transparent wings that are only scaled on the wing veins , the discal spot and the wing edges. They reach a wingspan of 16 to 19 millimeters. The front wings are very narrow and rounded at the end. There they have an orange stain. They are colored black-brown at the edges. The fringes are brownish. An elongated black-brown discal spot can be seen in the middle, which extends from the front to the rear edge. The hind wings have a narrow dark band. The head, antennae , thorax and abdomen are blue-black to black-green. The body and legs have several yellowish stripes that are reminiscent of the coloration of wasps . The anus tufts are strongly fan-shaped and blue-black in color.
Similar species
Redcurrant glasswings ( Synanthedon tipuliformis )
Geographical distribution and occurrence
The thick-headed glass winged fly is widespread in almost all of Europe. It is also found in Asia Minor and North Africa .
Way of life
The diurnal moths fly in the months of June to August, occasionally until the beginning of September. They are particularly active in the sunshine. Very happy then visit the flowers of various plants, such as those of Elderberry ( Sambucus ), thistles ( Cirsium ), Snowball ( Viburnum ), privet ( Ligustrum ) or raspberry ( Rubus idaeus ).
The maggot-shaped caterpillars live under the bark of English oak ( Quercus robur ), sessile oak ( Quercus petraea ) and red oak ( Quercus rubra ) as an annual or biennial .
International names
Dale's Oak Clearwing; Sésie du chéne
Web links
- Lepiforum e. V. - Taxonomy and photos
- www.lepidoptera.pl - occurrence in Europe
- Synanthedon tipuliformis in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved July 7, 2016
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ lepidoptera.pl ( Memento of the original from April 16, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Synanthedon at Funet
- ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium ( Memento of the original from February 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
