Paranthrene tabaniformis

Taxobox
name = Paranthrene tabaniformis


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Sesiidae
genus = "Paranthrene"
species = "P. tabaniformis"
binomial = "Paranthrene tabaniformis"
binomial_authority = Rottemburg, 1775
synonyms =The Dusky Clearwing "(Paranthrene tabaniformis)" is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone and the Nearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is ca. 30 mm. The length of the forewings is ca. 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.

External links

* [http://www.vlindernet.nl/?soortcode=PARATABA Vlindernet nl]
* [http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=9613 waarneming.nl nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Sesiidae/Ptabaniformis.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
* [http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=2691 Dusky Clearwing at UKmoths]