Synanthedon polaris

Synanthedon polaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sesiidae
Genus:Synanthedon
Species: S. polaris
Binomial name
Synanthedon polaris
Synonyms
  • Sesia polaris Staudinger, 1877
  • Sesia aurivillii Lampa, 1883
  • Sesia rufibasalis Bartel, 1906

Synanthedon polaris is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the Alps of Switzerland and Italy and in Fennoscandia and northern Russia.[2]

The wingspan is 22–26 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Salix lapponum, Salix lanata and Salix hastata.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Swedish Moths
  4. ↑ Synanthedon at funet


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