Sesiidae

Thirteen resident species (Clearwings)

Common Name	Latin Name	Food plant(s)	Description
Hornet Moth	Sesia apiformis	Inner wood of poplar	Yellowish-white, plump, head shining chestnut-brown, maggot like. Found mainly in south-east England and southern Ireland.
Lunar Hornet Moth	Sesia bembeciformis	Inner wood of species of sallow	Yellowish-white, wrinkled, similar to above. Widely distributed throughout the British Isles.
Dusky Clearwing	Paranthrene tababiformis	Poplar, aspen, sallow and sea buckthorn	Yellowish-white, blackish-brown head. This species has not been seen in Britain since 1924.
Currant Clearwing	Synanthedon tipuliformis	Black currant, red currant and occasionally gooseberry	Dull white with yellowish tinge, dorsal vessel greyish and faint. Widespread over most of England and Wales, less common than it was.
Yellow-legged Clearwing	Synanthedon vespiformis	Inner bark of stumps of newly cut oak	Dull brownish-white, greyish insides showing through transparent skin. Generally distributed, reasonably common over the south of England.
White-barred Clearwing	Synanthedon spheciformis	Inner wood of birch and alder	Dull white with pinkish tinge, dorsal vessel faint but visible. Local on heathland on southern England
Welsh Clearwing	Synanthedon scoliaeformis	Old birch trees	Dull whitish, few tiny brown marks on the sides. Occurs in Perthshire, in southern Ireland and in North Wales
Sallow Clearwing	Synanthedon flaviventris	Stems and twigs of sallows	Dull yellowish-white. Distributed over most of southern England
Orange-tailed Clearwing	Synanthedon andrenaeformis	Stems of wayfairing tree and guelder -rose	Pale yellowish-white, head yellowish-brown. Mainly inhabits downland in southern England
Red-belted Clearwing	Synanthedon myopaeformis	Inner bark of crab apple and cultivated apple.	Dirty yellowish-white, tinged brownish. Widespread in most of southern England
Red-tipped Clearwing	Synanthedon formicaeformis	Inner stems and trunks of osier	Yellowish-white, greyish dorsal vessel. Southern England
Large Red-belted Clearwing	Synanthedon culiciformis	Inner bark and wood of birch	Dull white, reddish-brown head. Occurs over most of England but more local in Scotland
Six-belted Clearwing	Bembecia scopigera	Roots of Bird'sfoot trefoil and kidney vetch	Greyish-white and transparent. Mainly distributed over southern England on chalky soils
Thrift Clearwing	Bembecia muscaeformis	Thrift	Yellowish-white, faintly visible dorsal stripe. Coastal distribution in western England, and in Wales, Scotland and Ireland
Fiery Clearwing	Bembecia chrysidiformis	Dock, water dock and sorrel	Dull white and semi-transparent. Found only on sea cliffs of Kent at present.