Photo © Graham Denniss
Raspberry Clearwing
Pennisetia hylaeiformis
Checklist Number52.001 [B&F: 0369a]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Subfamily: | Tinthiinae |
| Genus: | Pennisetia |
| Species: | hylaeiformis |
| Authority: | (Laspeyres, 1801) |
Recorded infrequently through accidental importation in raspberry canes from mainland Europe, this recent addition to the British list was first discovered in Britain on the Hertfordshire-Cambridgeshire border in 2007/8. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 22-32 mm. Larva feeds within roots of Raspberry, over-wintering twice.
