Synanthedon colchidensis

Synanthedon colchidensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Synanthedon
Species:
S. colchidensis
Binomial name
Synanthedon colchidensis
Špatenka & Gorbunov, 1992[1]

Synanthedon colchidensis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is restricted to the Caucasus Mountains.

The larvae feed on Abies nordmanniana. They live in swellings caused by a fungus.[2] In springtime, the larva constructs a very characteristic exit tube from the root to ground level.

References

  1. ^ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. ^ A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Sesiidae of Turkey (Lepidoptera)
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