| Paranthrene diaphana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Paranthrene |
| Species: | P. diaphana |
| Binomial name | |
| Paranthrene diaphana Dalla Torre & Strand, 1925[1] | |
Paranthrene diaphana is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria,[2] as well as Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran.
The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species[3] (including Salix alba). They mine the trunks of their host plant.
References
- ↑ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ "A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Sesiidae of Turkey (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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