Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sesiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Paranthrene | |
Similar Paranthrene, Eusphecia melanocephala, Chamaesphecia tenthrediniformis, Chamaesphecia empiformis, Bembecia ichneumoniformis | ||
Paranthrene insolita is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in large parts of Europe, Turkey, Iraq, the Levant and the Palestinian Territories.
The larvae feed on Quercus species, Populus canadensis, Populus pyramidalis and possibly Salix alba. They bore in the thick branches of their host plant in the tree canopy. They create a brown parchment-like cocoon of loose texture covered with fairly coarse sawdust. Pupation takes place in a short tunnel.
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