Red-tipped Clearwing vs Small red-belted clearwing

Synanthedon formicaeformis compared with Synanthedon myopaeformis

Key Differences

• Red-tipped Clearwing is Least Concern while Small red-belted clearwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-tipped Clearwing	Small red-belted clearwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Sesiidae	Sesiidae
Genus same	Synanthedon	Synanthedon
Species	Synanthedon formicaeformis	Synanthedon myopaeformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-tipped Clearwing and Small red-belted clearwing share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Synanthedon.

Conservation Status

Red-tipped Clearwing

LC — Least Concern

Small red-belted clearwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-tipped Clearwing	Small red-belted clearwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red-tipped Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Small red-belted clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden