Paranthrene tabaniformis, Crete - photo © https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45042752
Paranthrene tabaniformis
MOTH INFO
Paranthrene tabaniformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Paranthrene tabaniformis
Sphinx tabaniformis (Rottemburg, 1775)
Sphinx sesia (Gmelin, 1789)
Sphinx rhingiaeformis (Hübner, 1790)
Aegeria tricincta (Harris, 1839)
Sesia serratiformis (Freyer, 1842)
Albuna denotata (H. Edwards, 1882)
Sciapteron flammans (Hampson, 1893)
Common name
Dusky Clearwing
Classification
Superfamily: Cossoidea > Family: Sesiidae > Subfamily: Sesiinae > Tribus: Paranthrenini > Genus: Paranthrene
Wingspan
20-34 mm
Habitat
Parks and valleys.
Food plant
The larva is monophagous on Salicaceae (Populus and occasionally on Salix).
Flight period
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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