52.013 (0373) Currant Clearwing Synanthedon tipuliformis (Clerck, 1759)
Status
Resident? Rare.
Flight period
History
Two specimens were caught on 18th July 1938 at Gretna (VC72) and are now at the National Museums Scotland.
Life cycle
Overwinters as a larva within the foodplant, during August to April.
Larval foodplants
Larvae feed on cultivated and sometimes wild Black and Red Currant, less frequently on Gooseberry.
Identification
This is a small clearwing with a yellow collar and two fine yellow lines running along the thorax. On the abdomen are either three yellow cross-bands (female) or four (male) and it is also black tipped.
Habitat
Gardens. |  Distribution map displays records from the National Biodiversity Network (See terms and conditions). The following datasets are included:
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