Large
Red-belted Clearwing Synanthedon
culiciformis (Linnaeus, 1758)  |
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.....Has been found commonly on Budby
South Forest in the early 2000's, but has since become
scarce. A difficult Clearwing to get to come to pheremone
lures and the only records we had at one point, were of
pupal exuviae (two records) and an adult found nectaring on Cow
Parsley at Sherwood Forest CP on May 31st 2010. In 2023, good numbers
could be found in part of Clipstone Old Quarter, egg-laying on fresh-cut
Birch stumps, felled the previous Winter. |
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| Photographed at Clipstone
Old Quarter May 2023 |
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| Photographed
at Sherwood Forest CP May 2010 |
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| Pupal exuvia
on Birch, photographed at Sherwood Forest CP June 2008 |
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