Parahypopta caestrum
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Parahypopta |
| Species: | P. caestrum |
| Binomial name | |
| Parahypopta caestrum (Hübner, 1804) | |
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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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