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Distribution

 
 

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Nb

Local Status: Rare and local resident.

Local Record: Grade 3   See here for explanation

Flight time: May-Aug.

Forewing: 10-12mm.

Foodplant: Pedunculate Oak.

Regional breakdown:

 VC61VC63VC64
Year first recorded188318831940
Year last recorded201420142010
Number of records32624
Number of individuals12519
Unique positions3108
Unique locations2108
Adult records32323
Immature records030

For the county, we have a total of 53 records from 20 sites. First recorded in 1883.
 

Photos

52.012 Yellow-legged Clearwing 04
© Andy Nunn
52.012 Synanthedon vespiformis (Yellow-legged Clearwing) 03
© Derek Parkinson
52.012 Synanthedon vespiformis (Yellow-legged Clearwing) 02
© Derek Parkinson
52.012 Synanthedon vespiformis (Yellow-legged Clearwing) 01
© Derek Parkinson

Species Account

Pheromone lures: VES, VES+HYL, VES+TAB. Mainly on Oaks and other trees in suitable woodland where live stumps left after recent coppicing. The adult flies from late May to August and comes to lure quite readily in the afternoon.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Scarce and local in Yorkshire. This species had not been recorded since 1952 near Selby (YNU, 1970) until, in 1979, larvae were found in the south-east of VC63. Since then three more sites have been found and the first report confirmed.

Argus 52, 2006:
VC61. Skipwith Common, 19.7.2006 (EDC). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

2012 (CHF): Use of pheromone lures has shown that this species is more common than previously thought. Nearly all recent records are from this method.
 

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