Photo © Graham Denniss

Raspberry Clearwing

Pennisetia hylaeiformis

Checklist Number
52.001 [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.