Paranthrene tabaniformis

Paranthrene tabaniformis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Paranthrene
Species:	P. tabaniformis
Binomial name
*Paranthrene tabaniformis* (Rottemburg, 1775)
Synonyms
Sphinx tabaniformis Rottemburg, 1775 Sphinx asiliformis [Denis & Schiffermüller] 1775 (nec Rottemburg, 1775) Sphinx sesia Gmelin, 1790 Sphinx rhingiaeformis Hübner, 1790 Sesia crabroniformis Laspeyres, 1801 (nec Fabricius, 1793, nec Lewin, 1797) Aegeria tricincta Harris, 1839 (nec Moore, 1879, nec Wileman & South, 1918) Sesia serratiformis Freyer, 1842 Albuna denotata Edwards, 1882 Albuna denotata f. sangaica Bartel, 1912 Albuna denotata f. annulifera Closs, 1920 Albuna denotata f. oslari Engelhardt, 1946 Sphinx vespiformis Newman, 1832 (nec Linnaeus, 1761) Sciapteron kungessana Alpheraky, 1882 Sesia synagriformis Rambur, 1866 Paranthrene tabaniformis synagriformis var. intermedia Le Cerf, 1916

Paranthrene tabaniformis, the dusky clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone and the Nearctic ecozone.

Larva

Damage

Pupa

The wingspan is c.30 mm. The length of the forewings is c.14 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Poplar, but sometimes also Sea-buckthorn and willow.

Subspecies

Paranthrene tabaniformis tabaniformis
Paranthrene tabaniformis kungessana (Alpheraky, 1882)
Paranthrene tabaniformis synagriformis (Rambur, [1866])

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