Large Red-belted Clearwing Synanthedon culiciformis
Status .....Not recorded at Eakring. 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 have had, have been of pupal exuvia (two records) and this adult found on Cow Parsley at Sherwood Forest CP on May 31st 2010.
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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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UK distribution of Large Red-belted Clearwing
 

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