Red-belted Clearwing vs Buff Ermine Moth

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Red-belted Clearwing	Buff Ermine Moth
Scientific Name	Synanthedon myopaeformis	Spilosoma lutea
Order	Lepidoptera	Lepidoptera
Family	Sesiidae	Erebidae
Size	18–24 mm wingspan	34-42 mm wingspan
Habitat	Orchards	Farmland
Diet	Fruit Feeders	Herbivores
Regions	Europe, Western Asia, North Africa	Europe, Asia
Conservation	Not Evaluated	Least Concern

Red-belted Clearwing

A clearwing moth with a distinctive red band around its abdomen. Larvae bore beneath the bark of apple and other fruit trees.

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Did You Know?

Adults are active in bright sunshine and visit flowers freely, looking nothing like a typical moth.

Buff Ermine Moth

A creamy-buff moth with scattered dark spots and a distinctive dark streak along the forewing costa. It closely resembles the White Ermine but has warmer tones.

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Did You Know?

Unlike many ermine moths, it has a conspicuous dark diagonal streak near the wing tip.