380 Red-tipped Clearwing (Synanthedon formicaeformis)
Single-brooded, overwinters as a larva
Recorded size range of fully grown larvae - 16 to 20mm
Usual larval stage August to May
Adult forewing - around 9 to 11mm. Flies late May to early August
Larval foodplants : Larvae feed inside the trunks and stems of various Salix species, especially osier (Salix viminalis)
Not currently available on this website. For photographs of larvae, a pupa, a pupal case and adults see:-
http://www.lepiforum.de/