Paranthrene tabaniformis
Paranthrene tabaniformis, the dusky clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the Palearctic and Nearctic realms.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Paranthrene |
Species: | P. tabaniformis |
Binomial name | |
Paranthrene tabaniformis (Rottemburg, 1775) | |
Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is c. 30 mm. The length of the forewings is c. 14 mm. Meyrick describes it - Head with white vertical bar before each eye, and yellow posterior ring. Abdomen with yellow rings on 2, 4, 6, and sometimes 7. Middle and posterior tibiae orange, blackbanded.Forewings rather dark fuscous, with elongate obscure hyaline patch towards base; costal streak violet-blackish.Hindwings hyaline ; veins and termen dark fuscous.[1] The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on poplar, and sometimes on sea-buckthorn and willow.
Subspecies
- Paranthrene tabaniformis tabaniformis
- Paranthrene tabaniformis kungessana (Alpheraky, 1882)
- Paranthrene tabaniformis synagriformis (Rambur, [1866])
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References
- Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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