Paranthrene insolita
Paranthrene insolita is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in large parts of Europe,[2] Turkey, Iraq, the Levant and the Palestinian Territories.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Paranthrene |
| Species: | P. insolita |
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The larvae feed on Quercus species, Populus canadensis, Populus pyramidalis and possibly Salix alba.[3] They bore in the thick branches of their host plant in the tree canopy. They create a brown parchment-like cocoon of loose texture covered with fairly coarse sawdust. Pupation takes place in a short tunnel.[4]
Subspecies
- Paranthrene insolita insolita (Turkey)
- Paranthrene insolita hispanica Špatenka & Laštuvka, 1997 (southern Spain)
- Paranthrene insolita mardina Špatenka & Laštuvka, 1997 (south-eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, the Levant, Palestine)
- Paranthrene insolita polonica Schnaider, [1939] (north-eastern Spain, southern France, central Italy, Poland, Germany, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Dalmatia, Ukraine, Bulgaria)
References
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