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Red-tipped clearwing found this butterfly at the Vikinghof in my hometown Wijk bij Duurstede the Netherlands. Geotagged,Netherlands,Summer,Synanthedon formicaeformis Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Red-tipped clearwing

found this butterfly at the Vikinghof in my hometown Wijk bij Duurstede the Netherlands.

    comments (5)

  1. absolutely love this genus! great capture! Posted 5 years ago
    1. Thank you Lisa. Posted 5 years ago
  2. Magic find! Posted 5 years ago
    1. Thanks Ferdy.
      Posted 5 years ago
  3. Stunning!! Posted 5 years ago

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''Synanthedon formicaeformis'', the red-tipped clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae and can be found in all of Europe, the eastern Palearctic ecozone and the Near East. The larvae sometimes form pear-shaped galls on willows.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Paul Dirksen
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By Paul Dirksen

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Uploaded Jun 25, 2020. Captured Jun 25, 2020 10:57 in Vikinghof., Melkwegse Tiendweg 1, 3962 EX Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/9.0
  • 1/1579s
  • ISO1000
  • 560mm