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red-tipped clearwing Found this butterfly today at a former stone factory in my hometown. Geotagged,Moth Week 2020,Netherlands,Red-tipped clearwing,Summer,Synanthedon formicaeformis Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

red-tipped clearwing

Found this butterfly today at a former stone factory in my hometown.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Awesome! I hope you don't mind that I went ahead and tagged your photo for moth week :). Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Paul Dirksen's profile
      Paul Dirksen
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      Thanks Christine, and no I don't mind at all. Posted 5 years ago
  3. View Patomarazul's profile
    Patomarazul
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    Nice catch! Posted 5 years ago

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The Red-tipped clearwing

''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.

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

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Uploaded Jul 20, 2020. Captured Jul 20, 2020 09:20 in Lekbandijk 50, 4119 RB Ravenswaaij, Netherlands.
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  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/13.0
  • 1/1328s
  • ISO2000
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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