Parahypopta caestrum

Parahypopta caestrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Parahypopta
Species:	P. caestrum
Binomial name
Parahypopta caestrum (Hübner, 1804)
Synonyms
Bombyx caestrum Hübner, 1804 Cossus teredon Boisduval, 1829 Hypopta caestrum var. caucasica Grum-Grshimailo, 1902 Cossus caestrum var. deserta Fischer von Waldheim, 1832

Parahypopta caestrum is a species of moth of the Cossidae family. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in France, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, on the Balkan Peninsula,^[1] as well as in Jordan, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, south-western Russia and Kazakhstan.^[2]

The wingspan is 28–40 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in June and July.^[3]

The larvae feed on Asparagus officinalis, Asparagus maritime, Asparagus tenuifolis, Asparagus albus, Asparagus acutifolis and Celtis autralis.

Subspecies

• Parahypopta caestrum caestrum
• Parahypopta caestrum caucasica (Grum-Grshimailo, 1902) (Caucasus, Transcaucasia)

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