Biology:Synanthedon cephiformis

Synanthedon cephiformis
	Synanthedon cephiformis figure 3
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Synanthedon
Species:	S. cephiformis
Binomial name
	Synanthedon cephiformis; (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
Synonyms
	Sesia cephiformis Ochsenheimer, 1808; Aegeria gaderensis Králícek & Povolný, 1977; Synanthedon cephiformis ab. fumosa Schütze, 1919; Sesia laspeyres Heppner & Duckworth, 1981;

Short description: Species of moth

Synanthedon cephiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Central Europe and Eastern Europe.^[2]

The wingspan is 17–22 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed within galls caused by Melampsorelle caryophyllacearum and Aecidium elatinum on Abies alba, Picea excelsa, Larix decidua and Juniperus communis.^[3]

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Synanthedon cephiformis

Synanthedon cephiformis figure 3
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Synanthedon
Species:	S. cephiformis
Binomial name
*Synanthedon cephiformis* (Ochsenheimer, 1808)^[1]
Synonyms
Sesia cephiformis Ochsenheimer, 1808 Aegeria gaderensis Králícek & Povolný, 1977 Synanthedon cephiformis ab. fumosa Schütze, 1919 Sesia laspeyres Heppner & Duckworth, 1981